BioCell Hospital
Surgery at BioCell Hospital includes general surgery, abdominal, bariatric and urological surgery, hernia surgery, as well as diagnostic procedures. In addition to classic surgery, we also offer minimally invasive surgery, which, with almost invisible scars, significantly reduces postoperative pain and recovery time.
GENERAL SURGERY
Abdominal surgery
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder surgery)
Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder - a small pear-shaped organ located just below the liver in the upper right part of the abdomen. The gallbladder collects bile - a digestive fluid produced in the liver.
How are gallbladder diseases and conditions diagnosed?
Analyzes and examinations used for the diagnosis of gallbladder diseases:
blood tests are performed to look for signs of infection;
imaging tests, which show the gallbladder; Abdominal ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound or computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to create images of the gallbladder and can detect signs of cholecystitis or stones in the bile ducts and gallbladder.
How is minimally invasive gallbladder surgery performed?
Unlike open cholecystectomy, during which the gallbladder is removed through one large incision in the abdominal wall, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an operation that is accompanied by lower risks and a shorter recovery time. The surgeon makes four small incisions in the abdomen. A tube with a small video camera is inserted into the abdominal cavity through one of the incisions. A surgeon watches a video monitor in the operating room as he removes the gallbladder using surgical instruments inserted through other incisions in the abdomen. The intervention lasts between one and two hours. Recovery is usually quick and the patient usually goes home the same or the next day.
Recovery after minimally invasive gallbladder surgery
Most patients can return to regular activities in 7-11 days with much less discomfort than with open cholecystectomies.
Which diseases of the gallbladder are treated surgically?
Cholecystectomy is most often performed when stones appear in the gallbladder and the complications they cause. A doctor may also recommend cholecystectomy in the following cases:
stones in the gallbladder (cholelithiasis);
stones in the bile duct (choledocholithiasis),
inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis),
large polyp of the gallbladder,
inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) caused by stones in the gallbladder or bile duct.
