Gallbladder disease is one of the most common procedures performed in India. Before 1991, the open technique was the standard procedure for cholecystectomy. This usually involves doing an intraoperative cholangiogram if having CBD stones and the patient usually stays at home 2 to 6 days postoperatively. With the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the gold standard…
The appendix is a small worm-like structure attached to the cecum, the initial part of the large intestine, in the lower right corner of the stomach. In the first few years of life, the appendix acts as part of the immune system but has no known function. Sudden inflammation of the appendix is known as…
Appendectomy is the surgical removal of appendix to treat appendicitis. Appendectomy is one of the most common surgeries. One in every two thousand people has appendicitis somewhere in their life. Treatment requires surgery to remove the infected attachment. Traditionally, the appendix is removed by an incision near the lower right abdominal wall. Appendectomy is a…