Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. Doctors usually treat cholecystitis by surgically removing this organ, known as a cholecystectomy. Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder, ...

The most common treatment for gallstones is removing your gallbladder. The gallbladder is not an essential organ, which means that you can live normally without one. It is a storage organ for bile.

Rates of bile duct injury a year after gallbladder removal surgery were lower with laparoscopic procedures than robotic-assisted ones, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries found.

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy) if a doctor or another healthcare professional deems it medically necessary. Medicare Part A covers open ...