We believe that empiric cholecystectomy is a reasonable treatment option in such patients. The main clinical dilemma is how to treat a patient if there is only an increased suspicion for a biliary ...

The standard treatment for these patients is a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Since the 1990s, the number of surgeries has ...

Cholecystectomy (ko-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-mee) is a type of surgery that removes a diseased gallbladder. This surgery is usually done as a laparoscopic surgery. The doctor puts a lighted tube and other ...

For symptomatic gallstones, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the most frequently performed surgical treatment. This procedure involves removing the gallbladder through small incisions, allowing for ...