Cholecystectomy
Surgical removal of the gallbladder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Cholecystectomy | |
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Pronunciation | /ˌkɒləsɪsˈtɛktəmi/ |
Specialty | General surgery |
ICD-9-CM | 575.0 |
MeSH | D002763 |
CPT | 47562 |
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, retained gallstones, abscess formation and stenosis (narrowing) of the bile duct.[4]