A cholecystectomy is performed to treat cholelithiasis and cholecystitis
a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal),
The lay term for cholecystectomy is "gallbladder removal surgery."
The prognosis for cholecystitis and cholelithaisis patients who receive cholecystectomy is generally good. Overall, cholecystectomy relieves symptoms in about 95% of cases.
Patients who have evidence of gallbladder perforation or gangrene need to have an immediate cholecystectomy.
No. It is a fairly straightforward procedure. The risks of a cholecystectomy are essentially the risks of anesthesia.
A cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure performed to treat cholelithiasis and cholecystitis.
The clips do not cause problems. They are used to clip the artery going to the gall bladder and the duct that drains the gall bladder. They can cause problems if they slip of the structures on which they were placed, and this would occur in the first couple of days after surgery. In this case one would have bleeding or a bile leak. This is not a likely event if the clips were placed with care by the surgeon. The clips are made of titanium.
The clips do not cause problems. They are used to clip the artery going to the gall bladder and the duct that drains the gall bladder. They can cause problems if they slip of the structures on which they were placed, and this would occur in the first couple of days after surgery. In this case one would have bleeding or a bile leak. This is not a likely event if the clips were placed with care by the surgeon. The clips are made of titanium.
A cholecystectomy study is when one studies in certain types of surgeries. The term refers to the removal of the gallbladder by laprasopic or open surgery.
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