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Gallbladder: Surgeries
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The surgery to remove the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy (say "co-lee-sist-eck-toe-mee"). With traditional surgery, the gallbladder is removed through a 5- to 8-inch long incision (cut) in your abdomen. The cut is made just below your ribs on the right side and goes to just below your waist. This is called open cholecystectomy.
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Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in the United States. Since it was first performed in the mid 1980s, laparoscopic cholecystectomy has replaced conventional surgery as the “gold-standard” for almost all conditions that affect the gallbladder.
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Carbon dioxide is then used to inflate the normally collapsed abdominal cavity to allow proper visualisation of the gallbladder. A specialised telescope attached to a camera is then inserted to allow the surgeon to view the operation on a monitor. Laparoscopic instruments which are specifically designed for gallbladder surgery are used to perform the operation.
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An increase in gallbladder disease requiring surgery in postmenopausal women receiving estrogens has been reported. Estrogen therapy may lead to severe hypercalcemia in patients with breast cancer and bone metastases. Retinal vascular thrombosis has been reported in patients receiving estrogens.
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The majority of patients recover completely after gallbladder surgery. The body will adjust after surgery and other organs will compensate in absence of the gallbladder. You will never miss your gallbladder! You should be able to return to normal activities 2 weeks after surgery.
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In the past, patients that had their gallbladder removed ended up with a large incision and a lot of pain. The average hospital recovery time for a gallbladder surgery patient used to be up to a week. In addition, the patient could not return to normal activities for up to six weeks.
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