Cholecystectomy
Also called Gallbladder removal surgery
SurgeryGastroenterologyImportant
Surgical removal of the gallbladder, most commonly by laparoscopy, serving as the primary treatment for symptomatic cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis.
Korean
담낭절제술
담낭 결석증이나 담낭염 치료를 위해 담낭을 수술로 절제하는 것.
French
Cholécystectomie
Ablation chirurgicale de la vésicule biliaire, le plus souvent par laparoscopie ; traitement principal de la lithiase biliaire symptomatique et de la cholécystite aiguë.
Word parts
cholecyst/oRoot(Greek) Gallbladder-ectomySuffix(Greek) Surgical removal