Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder, most commonly performed to treat symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder disease. German surgeon Carl Langenbuch carried out the first successful cholecystectomy on July 15, 1882, at Lazarus Hospital in Berlin. The operation is performed today primarily through a minimally invasive laparoscopic approach, though an open technique remains available for complicated cases, and it is among the most common elective abdominal operations performed worldwide.
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Cholecystectomy is the standard definitive treatment for cholecystitis.
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Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. It is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions.
Cholecystectomy - History section
The procedure was first successfully performed in 1882. Carl Langenbuch carried out the initial operation on July 15, 1882, at Lazarus hospital in Berlin.
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Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. It is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. In 2011, cholecystectomy was the eighth most common operating room procedure performed in hospitals in the United States. Cholecystecto
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Erich Mühe performed the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy on September 12, 1985, in Böblingen, Germany.
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