Types of cholecystectomy
By Centro Medico Excel
Posted on 12/27/2011
Posted on 12/27/2011
There are two ways of performing a cholecystectomy:
Laparoscopic (keyhole) cholecystectomy
This is the most common way of having your gallbladder removed. The operation is carried out using a tiny camera and surgical instruments that are inserted through small incisions in your abdomen.
It may soon be possible to have keyhole surgery through a small incision.
Open cholecystectomy
The gallbladder is removed through one large cut in your abdomen. This technique is called open surgery. It is a more invasive operation than keyhole surgery, you need to be in hospital for longer and it takes longer to recover. Open surgery is rare in modern practice.
Cholecystectomies (laparoscopic and open) are performed under general anaesthetic.
