<unk>  is the surgical removal of the gallbladder.<unk>  is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. In 2011,<unk>  was the eighth most common operating room procedure performed in hospitals in the United States.<unk>  can be performed either laparoscopically, or via an open surgical technique. The surgery is usually successful in relieving symptoms, but up to 10% of people may continue to experience similar symptoms after<unk> , a condition called postcholecystectomy syndrome. Complications of<unk>  include bile duct injury, wound infection, bleeding, retained gallstones, abscess formation and stenosis (narrowing) of the bile duct.
Cholecystectomy
Cholecystostomy
Cholecystenterostomy
Biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Perihepatic packing
Pancreatectomy
Appendectomy