The procedure uses radioactive “tracers” injected into your bloodstream that are viewed under specialized imaging equipment. In the case of detecting birth defects, the scan is performed early in life ...

Endoscopic ultrasound procedure (EUS) is a minimally-invasive procedure using an endoscope with an ultrasound camera at the tip of it to evaluate the layers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. With ...

1.1 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis can be used when surgery is not an option, if standard arrangements are in place for clinical governance, consent and ...

The gallbladder is a small organ located on the underside of the liver. Its primary purpose is bile storage. The liver makes bile, a substance that helps the body break down and absorb fats. The ...

Emerson Hospital and Middlesex Digestive Health and Endoscopy Center announced that endoscopic ultrasound procedures are now offered at Emerson Hospital in Concord. The EUS device is the latest in ...

A person may require gallbladder removal surgery if other treatments do not relieve the inflammation and pain from gallstones and related issues. Cholecystectomy is the medical term for gallbladder ...

Medical ultrasound, also known as sonography, is a safe and non-invasive imaging technique. Unlike X-rays or CT scans, this procedure does not use ionizing radiation, making it the preferred method ...

Those with a gallbladder disease usually manifest with abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, nausea, vomiting and jaundice. These symptoms may be features of other ailments as well and are common with ...

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of the M42 group, marks a new milestone in treating acute cholecystitis in a 90-year-old patient with comorbidities using an advanced lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) ...

3.1 NICE did a rapid review of the published literature on the efficacy and safety of this procedure. This comprised a comprehensive literature search and detailed review of the evidence from 12 ...