| There are a couple of ways to remove the gall | | | | body, and trough the scope found at its end the |
| bladder. The traditional one involves a 10 to 20 cm | | | | surgeons can see the gall bladder on a screen and |
| long cut in your abdomen. This cut is made on the | | | | perform the operation trough three other small |
| right side of your abdomen below your ribs. This | | | | incisions in wich they insert their instruments. After |
| operation is called cholecsystectomy or an open | | | | that the gall bladder will be removed trough one of |
| surgery. The new way of removing the gall bladder | | | | these cuts and after that the surgeons will close the |
| avoids the long incision. Instead it will use a tiny tube | | | | incisions. This kind of surgery is called laparoscopic |
| called laparoscope to remove the gall bladder. During | | | | cholecystectomy. |
| this surgery the laparoscope will be inserted in your | | | | |