The standard treatment for acute cholecystitis is laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove the gallbladder, which is most effective when performed early ...

General anesthesia is usually used for laparoscopic cholecystectomy—as typically performed, pneumoperitoneum requires endotracheal intubation. Tzovaras et al. conducted a pilot study to see ...

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 ...

The standard treatment for these patients is a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Since the 1990s, the number of surgeries has ...

The current empiric treatment options for IAP suspected to be induced by occult gallstone disease are laparoscopic cholecystectomy, endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy, and oral chemical dissolution ...

The standard treatment is laparoscopic cholecystectomy, making gallstone disease the second most costly digestive disorder in most Western countries. Despite a rapid convalescence, the procedure ...