cholecystectomies

This incidence is the same as for appendicitis (10%) and cholecystitis (12%), yet prophylactic appendectomies and cholecystectomies are not the standard of care.

I consider myself a moderately advanced laparoscopic surgeon - I do lap cholecystectomies (gallbladder), laparoscopic hernias, adrenals, appendectomies, Nissen fundoplications, colons, biopsies.

For instance, if you train for "general surgery", you need to do about 25 appendectomies, about 35 cholecystectomies, and so on.

Cholecystectomies are indicated in cholecystitis, gallbladder tumours and gallbladder perforations (rare).

My immediate counter-example is this: If someone in that family gets gallstones, they'll want laparoscopic surgery as opposed to the "open 'em up all the way" technique that was actually common for cholecystectomies (gallbladder removals) in 1986.

"Rare" is an overloaded word, so let me clarify: I asked one of my friends who's a general surgeon, and he estimates he does 1 to 2 open cholecystectomies or appendectomies per year.

Cholecystectomies can also be performed in cases of cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) which can of course be caused by gallstones but also by infections of the bile tract, reduced blood flow to the gallbladder and other nasty things like tumors.

For instance, if you train for "general surgery", you need to do about 25 appendectomies, about 35 cholecystectomies, and so on.

My immediate counter-example is this: If someone in that family gets gallstones, they'll want laparoscopic surgery as opposed to the "open 'em up all the way" technique that was actually common for cholecystectomies (gallbladder removals) in 1986.

"Rare" is an overloaded word, so let me clarify: I asked one of my friends who's a general surgeon, and he estimates he does 1 to 2 open cholecystectomies or appendectomies per year.

Cholecystectomies are indicated in cholecystitis, gallbladder tumours and gallbladder perforations (rare).

Cholecystectomies can also be performed in cases of cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) which can of course be caused by gallstones but also by infections of the bile tract, reduced blood flow to the gallbladder and other nasty things like tumors.