Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Cholecystectomy, which is the surgical removal of the gallbladder, is now considered a routine operation.

The most common indication is the presence of gallstones that cause symptoms such as pain, indigestion, and even inflammation of the gallbladder, a condition which is called cholecystitis.

Specialized surgery requires the knowledge and performance of additional simpler or more complex elective or urgent surgeries.

Many of these relatively simple surgeries, that can be performed on their own, are usually surgeries which can be performed at the same time as other more complex ones, such as upper gastrointestinal surgery.

For example, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy or a laparoscopic adhesiolysis may well be carried out at the same time as a major morbid obesity operation, such as biliopancreatic diversion.

Here, indicatively, are some interventions that can be performed safely and with experience.

Special mention is made of abdominal surgery in patients who have previously undergone surgery for morbid obesity.