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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery Treatment

A laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment is a procedure to remove the gallbladder. Advances in medical science and in advanced laparoscopic technology have allowed the removal of the gallbladder to occur through a small incision at the navel, as laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment does. A gallbladder is an organ beneath the liver in the upper right part of the abdomen and is not necessary for good health.

Gallstones can sometimes form in the gallbladder because of too much cholesterol in bile leading to blockage of bile flow out of the gallbladder. A common medical occurrence, the gallstones can be evident by the pain, jaundice and fever suffered. The ability to perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment has been able to minimize the painful recovery associated with a standard abdominal surgical procedure because of the tiny incisions. Some patients undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment can have the procedure on an outpatient basis, though some patients will be required to remain overnight.

Referred to as bellybutton surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment requires general anesthesia so that a small incision made at the navel can allow the thin video camera tube to be inserted. The abdomen will be inflated with carbon dioxide in order to make the viewing process easier and so that extra room is created for the surgery. Three other quarter to half inch incisions are made so that specially designed instruments can allow the surgeon to gently separate the gallbladder from its attachment to the liver and bile duct and then removed. Following the removal of the gallbladder the incisions are closed.

As with any procedure, laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment will carry risks and complications in some instances. One of the benefits of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment technique is it is minimally invasive, which can reduce risk of internal scaring when compared to standard open surgery. Generally safe, laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment complications can include bleeding, infection, bile leakage in the abdomen, pneumonia, blood clots and heart problems.

On occasion, surgical injury to adjacent structures has required other surgical procedures to fix it. The bile duct, duodenum and small intestine can be affected by the laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment on rare occasions, as well as accidentally opening the gallbladder during the laparoscopic cholecystectomy and causing stones to fall out into the abdomen that can result in scarring. After the laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment the patient should be aware of any development of fever, jaundice, worsening abdominal pain, distention, continued nausea or vomiting and drainage from the incision, all of which are symptoms of complications.

Before the laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery treatment the surgeon should go over all the benefits and risks of the procedure. Complications that arise from surgery may not have been preventable, but in some circumstances could have occurred because of negligent or accidental actions.

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