The current empiric treatment options for IAP suspected to be induced by occult gallstone disease are laparoscopic cholecystectomy, endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy, and oral chemical dissolution ...

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 ...

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

Your healthcare provider may perform a cholecystectomy in one of two ways: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: This minimally invasive procedure involves a surgeon making small incisions in the abdomen ...