How Is Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Preformed?
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is done under general anesthesia. The surgeon first makes an incision either above, below or within the belly button itself (exact location depends on the patient and the surgeon). The surgeon inflates the abdomen with carbon dioxide which makes it easier to see the organs and provides room for the surgery. A thin tube carrying a video camera is then inserted into this belly button incision. Two or three more incisions are made in the right side of the abdomen. These incisions allow the surgeon to insert small instruments into the abdomen that will act like the surgeon’s hand throughout the surgery. The surgeon uses these instruments to clip the bile duct and remove the gallbladder. Recovery is much quicker when surgery is done this way and there is less chance of complications.
