cholecystotomy


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cholecystotomy

(ˌkəʊlɪsɪˈstɒtəmɪ)
n
(Surgery) the surgical procedure of cutting into the gall bladder in order to extract gallstones
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cho•le•cys•tot•o•my

(ˌkoʊ lə sɪˈstɒt ə mi, ˌkɒl ə-)

n., pl. -mies.
surgical incision of the gallbladder.
[1875–80]
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Neil, "Drainage of the gallbladder in patients with acute acalculous cholecystitis by transpapillary endoscopic cholecystotomy," Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, vol.
Long-Term Management of Recurrent Cholecystitis after Initial Conservative Treatment: Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Stenting
peritonitis) and radiological support and treatment proceeded straight away with laparotomy followed by cholecystectomy or cholecystotomy. [12] Type II perforation is more complex compared to Type I.
GALLBLADDER PERFORATION-PRESENTING AS AN ACUTE ABDOMEN
described laparoscopic retrieval (via cholecystotomy) of a basket inadvertently impacted within the gallbladder itself but suggested that retention in the biliary tree was not amenable to laparoscopic rescue [20].
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