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Gallbladder removal

From DrKoop's partner site on chronic pain, ChronicPainConnection.com
InjuryDiseasesNutritionPoison
SymptomsSurgeryTestSpecial Topic
Overview Risks Recovery Prevention
Cholecystitis, cholangiogram
Cholecystitis, CT scan
Cholecystitis, CT scan
Cholecystolithiasis
Cholecystolithiasis
Gallbladder
Gallbladder
Gallbladder removal - series
Gallbladder removal - series
Alternative Names

Open cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Cholecystectomy


Risks

The risks for any anesthesia include:

  • Reactions to medications
  • Problems breathing
  • Bleeding
  • Infection
  • Injury to the common bile duct

Review Date: 10/16/2006
Reviewed By: J.A. Lee, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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