Cholecystectomy

Cholecystectomy
A US Navy general surgeon and an operating room nurse performing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Pronunciation/ˌkɒləsɪsˈtɛktəmi/
SpecialtyGeneral surgery
ICD-9-CM575.0
MeSHD002763
CPT47562

Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. Cholecystectomy is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions.[1] In 2011, cholecystectomy was the eighth most common operating room procedure performed in hospitals in the United States.[2] Cholecystectomy can be performed either laparoscopically, or via an open surgical technique.[3][page needed]

The surgery is usually successful in relieving symptoms, but up to 10 percent of people may continue to experience similar symptoms after cholecystectomy, a condition called postcholecystectomy syndrome.[4] Complications of cholecystectomy include bile duct injury, wound infection, bleeding, vasculobiliary injury, retained gallstones, liver abscess formation and stenosis (narrowing) of the bile duct.[5][4]

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