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cholecystomy (medicine)


cholecystomy -->
cholecystotomy
<procedure> Incision into the gallbladder.

Synonym: cholecystomy.

Origin: chole-+ G. Kystis, bladder, + tome, incision

Laparoscopic cholecystotomy, minimally invasive surgical technique for removal of the gallbladder that uses a laparoscope for visualization of the gallbladder and placement of instruments into the abdominal cavity through trocars, therefore avoiding the traditional incision.