Cholecystectomy

Cholecystectomy (/ˌkɔləsɪsˈtɛktəmi/), plural cholecystectomies, is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy as seen through laparoscope X-Ray during Laprascopic Cholecystectomy Despite the development of nonsurgical techniques, gallbladder surgery, or cholecystectomy, is the most common method for treating symptomatic gallstones, although there are other reasons for having this surgery done. Each year more than 500,000 Americans have gallbladde ...