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The rendezvous procedure is a minimally invasive approach designed to remove stones and restore biliary flow in a single stage. It combines laparoscopic surgery and endoscopic ERCP, improving safety and recovery for patients. MRCP showing gallstone and a stone in the common bile duct What Is the Rendezvous Procedure? The procedure is performed when both gallbladder and CBD stones are present. While you are under general anesthesia, a laparoscopic surgeon removes your gallblad

A corrosive injury to the stomach and esophagus happens when someone swallows harmful chemicals, like acids or alkalis commonly found in...

What is an Amoebic Liver Abscess? An amoebic liver abscess happens when a parasite called Entamoeba histolytica infects the liver and...

Chronic pancreatitis is a long-term inflammation of the pancreas, often linked to alcohol use, genetics, and a few medical conditions....

What is Pancreatitis? Pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas, an organ located behind your stomach that plays a crucial role in...

A timed barium esophagogram is a safe, non-surgical imaging test that helps assess how well your esophagus (food pipe) empties and can...

A cholangiogram is a medical imaging test that shows the bile ducts, which carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestine....

1. What is it? • A harmless (benign) thickening of your gallbladder wall • Little pockets (called Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses) may form...

A hiatal hernia occurs when the upper part of your stomach bulges through the diaphragm into your chest. This can cause symptoms like...

A hiatal hernia happens when the upper part of your stomach bulges through the diaphragm (the muscle separating your chest from your...

What is 24-Hour pH-Metry? 24-hour pH-metry is a test that measures how often stomach acid flows back into your esophagus (the tube...

What is GERD? Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is when stomach acid flows back into the esophagus, the tube connecting your mouth...

What is Choledocholithiasis? Choledocholithiasis occurs when gallstones lodge in the common bile duct, the tube carrying bile from your...

Gallstones are small, stone-like substances that form in the gallbladder—a small organ under your liver that helps digest fat. Many...

Gallstone disease, also known as cholelithiasis, is a condition characterized by the formation of stones in the gallbladder. These stones...