Gallbladder removal - laparoscopic - Risks
Alternative Names
Cholecystectomy - laparoscopic
Risks:
The risks for any anesthesia include:
The risks for gallbladder surgery include:
- Bleeding
- Damage to the blood vessels that go to the liver
- Infection in your belly
- Injury to the common bile duct
- Injury to the small intestine
- Pancreatitis (inflammation in the pancreas)
- Reviewed last on: 8/1/2011
- John A. Daller, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
Chari RS, Shah SA. Biliary system. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. St. Louis, M0: WB Saunders; 2008: chap 54.
Gurusamy KS. Surgical treatment of gallstones. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2010; 39:229-244.
Keus F, Gooszen HG, van Laarhoven CJ. Open, small-incision, or laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis. An overview of Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group reviews. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010:(1):CD008318.
