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This content does not have an Arabic version. Overview A cholecystectomy koh-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-me is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder — a pear-shaped organ that sits just below your liver on the upper right side of your abdomen. Gallstones Open pop-up dialog box Close. Gallstones Gallstones are hardened deposits of bile that can form in your gallbladder.
Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic. Share on: Facebook Twitter. Show references Kim SS, et al. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Lamberts MP. Indications of cholecystectomy in gallstone disease. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. Soper NJ, et al.
Accessed July 1, American College of Surgeons. Bile can be passed to the small intestine through other paths. Open gallbladder surgery is usually done when the gallbladder is severely inflamed, infected, or scarred from other operations. A surgeon may perform open surgery if problems occur during a laparoscopic surgery.
Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that uses several tiny incisions. Smaller incisions reduce the risk of infection, blood loss and recovery time. In this procedure, the surgeon makes four small incisions around the abdomen.
The incisions are used to guide a tube with a small camera into the abdomen. The surgeon then guides other long, narrow surgical tools through the incisions while looking at a monitor.
Robotic gallbladder removal is much like laparoscopic surgery. Instead, the instruments are attached to robotic arms. The surgeon sits at a computer console and guides the robot. Robotic gallbladder surgery is an outpatient procedure. It usually requires less than 24 hours in the hospital. This condition is caused when gallbladder stones have moved to the bile duct but may be stuck.
This creates a blockage that does not allow the gallbladder to drain properly. The primary purpose of a gallbladder is bile storage. The liver will make bile, which helps break down foods and absorb fat.
The gallbladder will store this extra bile that the liver makes and releases when fat is digested. A gallbladder is not necessary for healthy digestion but dietary restrictions apply. A laparoscopic cholecystectomy or gallbladder removal is performed using a narrow tube with a camera and is usually performed with small incisions. The physician will be able to see the gallbladder on a screen which means that recovery time is much quicker than traditional open gallbladder surgery.
This small, pear-shaped organ is located just below the liver. It stores small amounts of bile that are released into the small intestine after eating to aid in the digestion of fats. However, it can also become the source of painful and troublesome symptoms should it become inflamed or develop gallstones. The primary source of problems within the gallbladder, including inflammation, stem from the development of gallstones.
These hard deposits of digestive fluid can occur in the gallbladder itself or in the bile duct, and they can range in size from as tiny as a grain of sand to as big as a golf ball. Some patients may only develop a single gallstone, while others will have several. However, it is not the presence of gallstones but the complications they cause that may necessitate surgery.
When these deposits develop and cause a blockage in the bile duct, the bile is unable to circulate out of the liver as normal, building up and resulting in painful inflammation in a condition known as cholecystitis.
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