Based on the available evidence, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is indicated for treatment of biliary dyskinesia in adults, but data supporting use of this procedure for biliary dyskinesia in children and in patients with hyperkinetic gallbladder are insufficient to justify a recommendation for surgery as the standard treatment in these groups.
Possible causes of an abdominal lump include hernias, lipomas, hematomas, undescended testicles, and tumors. These can appear as an area of swelling or a bulge that protrudes from the abdominal area or stomach.
Dubbed the One Meal a Day (OMAD) diet, it’s a form of intermittent fasting that involves eating all the day’s calories in a single meal, after 23 hours of fasting.
Zepbound, the new GLP-1 weight-loss drug from Eli Lilly & Co., has outperformed its main competitor, Wegovy, in a clinical trial funded by Lilly.
Removal of the remnant gallbladder following subtotal cholecystectomy is needed in a small number of patients; the most common reason for remnant cholecystectomy is recurrent gallbladder pain or cholecystitis.
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