Cholecystecomy is just a fancy medical word meaning "surgical removal of the gallbladder." A patient with a history of a cholecystecomy no longer has a gallbladder.
over the left side
Within three to five days after surgery.
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Monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and temperature.The patient is given pain medication as necessary. Fluids are given intravenously for 24-48 hours, until the patient's diet resumes.
A cholecystectomy is performed to treat cholelithiasis and cholecystitis
a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal),
The lay term for cholecystectomy would be 'the removal of the gall bladder'.
The prognosis for cholecystitis and cholelithaisis patients who receive cholecystectomy is generally good. Overall, cholecystectomy relieves symptoms in about 95% of cases.
This abbreviation is commonly used to mean that the patient has a history of Diabetes Mellitus.Other abbreviations for "DM" include:dermatomyositisdiastolic murmur
The patient is generally encouraged to walk eight hours after surgery with return to work approximately four to six weeks after the procedure.
After an uncomplicated Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery, patient can go home the same day or within 24hrs of operation. But, with an open cholecystectomy, patient need to stay in the hospital for two to three days.
Patients who have evidence of gallbladder perforation or gangrene need to have an immediate cholecystectomy.