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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  1. Gallbladder removal - laparoscopic - discharge 
    You had a procedure called a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Your doctor made 1 to 4 small cuts in your belly and used a special instrument called a laparoscope to take out ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000117.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Gallbladder removal - Series (image) 
    ... If the procedure is expected to be straightforward, laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be used. A laparoscopic camera is inserted ... Most patients who undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy can go home ... day, and resume a normal diet and activities immediately. Most ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100021_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Laparoscopic gallbladder removal 
    Laparoscopic gallbladder removal is surgery to remove the gallbladder using a medical device called a laparoscope. The gallbladder is an organ that sits below the liver. It stores bile, which your body uses to digest fats in the small intestine.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007371.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Chronic cholecystitis 
    ... Surgery to remove the gallbladder is called cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is most often done. This surgery uses smaller ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000217.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Laparoscopic surgery - series (image) 
    ... procedures can be performed laparoscopically, including gallbladder removal (laparoscopic cholecystectomy), esophageal surgery (laparoscopic fundoplication), colon surgery (laparoscopic colectomy), ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100166_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Open gallbladder removal 
    ... by using a medical instrument called a laparoscope ( laparoscopic cholecystectomy ). Open gallbladder surgery is used when laparoscopic surgery ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002930.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Gallstones 
    ... after the stone is found. A technique called laparoscopic cholecystectomy is most commonly used. This procedure uses small ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000273.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Vertical sleeve gastrectomy 
    ... for gallstones. Your surgeon may recommend having a cholecystectomy. This is surgery to remove the gallbladder. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007435.htm - Medical Encyclopedia