Cholecystectomy For Stone

Cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder - the hollow organ that stores bile for your digestive system. You can live a healthy life without a gallbladder.

Gallstones are the most common reason for cholecystectomy. While many people live with gallstones and never have problems with them, those who do have problems tend to have them repeatedly. A gallstone that gets stuck anywhere in your biliary tract can block the flow of bile.

Most gallstones develop inside your gallbladder, so removing your gallbladder significantly reduces the chance that you’ll have any more. If gallstones have brought you to the hospital once, they’re likely to do so again. Cholecystectomy is the only treatment that can reliably prevent this.