ST. PAUL, Minn., July 9 (UPI) --Efforts to train robots to perform certain kinds of surgical procedures without human help have reached a "critical milestone" with successful gallbladder removal ...

Gallbladder removal surgery, also called cholecystectomy, is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide to treat gallstones, inflammation, or bile duct obstructions. While this ...

Next time you go in for a surgery, will your doctor be a five-foot tall, 60 pound humanoid robot named Surgie? It very well could be! A team of surgeons and engineers at University of California San ...

World champion Peter Wright has undergone surgery to remove his gallbladder. The 52-year-old has been suffering with gallstones for several months and had keyhole surgery. His procedure means he will ...