Is laparoscopic gallbladder surgery safe?
Numerous medical studies show that the complication rate for laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is very low and comparable to the complication rate for traditional gallbladder surgery when performed by a properly trained surgeon. While there are risks associated with any kind of surgery, the vast majority of laparoscopic gallbladder patients experience no complications and quickly return to normal activities. Since the widespread acceptance of the gallbladder procedure, surgeons have applied the laparoscopic technique to a broad range of surgical procedures, including hernia repair, hysterectomy, appendectomy and lung and bowel surgery. It is important to remember that before undergoing any type of surgery, whether laparoscopic or traditional, you should ask your surgeon about his or her training and experience. Injury to the bile ducts is a serious and severe injury. In most laparoscopic cholecystectomy operations, if not all, injuries of the bile duct are avoidable. Severe injury to th
