Question: is it common to have back pain after gallbladder surgery?
Answer: Pain can increase morbidity and is the primary reason for prolonged hospitalization after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (6, 7). Patients frequently complain of back, shoulder region pains and discomfort of port site incisions(8). Shoulder and sub-diaphragmatic pain occurs in about 12% to 60% of patients (9).