Surgical Procedures/Abdominal Surgery/Cholecystectomy

Cholecystectomy

• A common Operative Treatment for cholecystitis and cholelithiasis where Gallbladder(GB) is removed by surgical method.

• Commonest choices for removal of gallbladder are:
  • Making small wound/s in the abdomen:
    • e.g. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
  • Making comparatively big wound in the abdomen:
    • e.g. Open Cholecystectomy.

NB! They both have indications and contraindications.

Methods

• Open
• Lap