Noun
/ˌkōləˌsisˈtektəmē/,
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cholecystectomies, plural;
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Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Web Definitions:
- surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)
- operation to remove the gallbladder.
- surgical removal of the gallbladder. Used to be performed with the “open” technique using an incision of about six inches under the right rib cage. Now most commonly performed using “laparoscopic” technique (see entry below).
- A term that describes the surgical removal of the gallbladder. Often this surgery is performed unnecessarily in acute porphyria patients before a porphyria diagnosis has been confirmed.
- (KOH-lee-sis-TEK-tuh-mee)
- Removal of the gall bladder. In the past this was done with an incision in the abdominal wall and was known as an open cholecystectomy. ...