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 ...

In Medicare beneficiaries, rates of bile duct injury were consistently higher with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy than with ...

Abdominal hysterectomy. An incision is made in the lower abdomen to reach the uterus, resulting in longer healing time than vaginal or laparoscopic surgery. Vaginal hysterectomy. The surgery is done ...