Cholecystectomy (ko-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-mee) is a type of surgery that removes a diseased gallbladder. This surgery is usually done as a laparoscopic surgery. The doctor puts a lighted tube and other ...

Introduction The gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile from the liver and aids in fat digestion. Patients often ...

After laparoscopic surgery ... to eight weeks before you can return to a more manual job. If your gallbladder removal surgery was performed via an open surgery method, you will need to stay ...

In the past, common procedures such as gallbladder removal could mean a night or more in the hospital, and weeks of painful ...

A doctor explained why you have unexpected diarrhoea after getting that gallbladder removal surgery. It has to do with the excess bile produced by your liver. Have you or someone close to you ever ...

In laparoscopic surgery, surgeons create four small incisions to insert a camera and tools, allowing for precise removal of the gallbladder without the need for large cuts.

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of “minimally invasive” surgery involving very small incisions (0.5-1cm) as opposed to traditional surgery which uses larger cuts. In a laparoscopic procedure, the ...

Biliary colic (also known as a "gallbladder attack") is abdominal ... to their normal activities within 1-2 weeks after laparoscopic surgery. Complete recovery may take up to six weeks.

c Percentage calculated on a total of 27 patients. d Forty male patients underwent laparoscopic prostate-sparing cystectomy. Abbreviation: NR = not reported.