Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Common Surgical Procedure

Discuss and explore a common
surgical procedure

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
The type of procedure.............................................................................................................1
The purpose of the procedure.................................................................................................2
Risk factor of surgical procedure...........................................................................................2
Patient positioning and potential risk.....................................................................................3
Diagnosis before surgery........................................................................................................4
Alternative ways to perform surgery......................................................................................6
Complications of surgery.......................................................................................................8
Risk to perform surgery..........................................................................................................9
Advantages of surgical procedure..........................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy refers to surgical process in order to remove gallbladder
including small cut to insert laparoscope through incision. It includes the narrow tube with
camera called as laparoscope that is inserted via an incision to conduct process of surgery by
making small cut instead of large one (Bansal and et. al., 2014). However, the laparoscopic
cholecystectomy is carried out when gall stones formed in gall bladder and block the flow of bile
in digestive system which results into bloating, nausea, vomiting and pain in abdomen, shoulder,
back or chest. It includes the condition when gallbladder get infected due to formation of gall
stones the surgical process of cholecystectomy is conducted to remove it. In context of this
essay, it will focus on the topic of “Discuss and explore a common surgical procedure’. It will
include the surgical procedure of laparoscopic cholecystectomy which is used to remove
gallbladder in problematic medical situation. The description about laparoscopic
cholecystectomy including its process to remove gallbladder is given below.
MAIN BODY
The type of procedure
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is commonly occur due to the problem of infected gallbladder
due to presence of gallstones. It includes the procedure of small cut to make incision instead of
large one to insert laparoscope to complete the surgery. However, it is observed that problem of
gallstones is commonly occurs among human beings because of their unhealthy lifestyle and
eating habits. It involves the use of an instrument called as laparoscope that can be considered as
narrow tube with a camera which in inserted through incision. This equipment is helpful to
surgeon as it allows them to view the gallbladder on a screen by inserted camera and carry out
the operation in proper manner (Dawe and et. al., 2014). However, it has been analysed that
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