Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Biliary colic is abdominal pain that develops due to a blockage in the bile ducts, ...

Cholecystectomy (ko-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-mee) is a type of surgery that removes a diseased gallbladder. This surgery is usually done as a laparoscopic surgery. The doctor puts a lighted tube and other ...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the most common surgical ... During the surgery, the surgeon makes several small incisions (cuts) in the abdomen and inserts a laparoscope—a thin tube with ...