The surgery is done using a laparoscope , a small telescope that allows the doctor to see clearly into your abdomen. T0 relieve your pain, you may need to have your gallbladder removed. But your doctor may have told you that you can have a newer type of gallbladder surgery. It's called laparoscopic cholecystectomy . People who have this procedure usually recover more quickly and have less pain than with open surgery.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy uses several small incisions instead of one large one.
It allows your doctor to view your gallbladder on a monitor. Your gallbladder is then removed through another small incision. Laparoscopic gallbladder removal is often the best way to stop your pain when gallstones are the problem. Best of all, you should still be able to live a full and healthy life without your gallbladder. This includes eating the foods and doing the things you enjoyed before your gallbladder problems started.