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cholecystectomy

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cholecystectomy [‚kō·lə‚sis′tek·tə·mē]
(medicine)
Surgical removal of the gallbladder and cystic duct.


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We'll see changes from "percentage of surgical patients receiving perioperative antibiotics" to "percentage of surgical patients with postoperative infections," from "our average charge for an uncomplicated cholecystectomy over the last six months" to "our price for an uncomplicated cholecystectomy.
Her surgical history included laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia, hysterectomy for endometriosis, and bilateral breast reduction surgery.
I remember once when I was working on a surgical ward, we had a patient who was being prepared for a cholecystectomy.
 
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