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Gallbadder Removal
Cholecystitis, cholangiogram
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Cholecystolithiasis
 
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Gallbladder removal

Alternative names:

cholecystectomy; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; open cholecystectomy

Expectations after surgery:

The outcome of cholecystectomy operations is usually good; symptoms are relieved completely in 90% of the patients.

Convalescence:

Allow about 3 weeks for recovery from an abdominal gallbladder surgery. Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery requires a shorter hospital stay; usually the patient is home within 24 hours.


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