Gallbladder
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- cholecystitis
- inflammation of the gallbladder
- cholelithiasis
- the presence of cacluli in the gallbladder
- cholecystomy
- opening and drainage of the gallbladder
- choledochotomy
- opening into the common bile duct
- choledocholithiasis
- stones in the common duct
- choledocholithotomy
- incision of common bile duct for removal of stones
- choledochoduodenostomy
- anastomosis of common duct to duodenum
- choledochojujunostomy
- anastomoies of comon duct to jejunum
- lithotripsy
- disintegration of gallstones by shock waves
- laproscopic cholecystectomy
- removal of gallbladder through endoscopic procedure
- laser cholecystectomy
- removal of gallbladder using laser rather than scalpel and traditional surgical instruments