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Risks
By Mayo Clinic staffCholecystectomy carries a small risk of complications including:
- Bile leak
- Bleeding
- Blood clots
- Death
- Heart problems
- Infection
- Injury to nearby structures, such as the bile duct, liver and small intestine
- Pancreatitis
- Pneumonia
Your risk of complications depends on your overall health and the reason for your cholecystectomy. Emergency cholecystectomy carries a higher risk of complications than does a planned cholecystectomy.
References
- Feldman M, et al. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2006:1423.
- Patient information for laparoscopic gall bladder removal (cholecystectomy) from SAGES. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. http://www.sages.org/publication/id/PI11/. Accessed Oct. 31, 2008.
- Cholecystectomy. American College of Surgeons. http://www.facs.org/public_info/operation/cholesys.pdf. Accessed Oct. 31, 2008.
- Picco MF (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla. Nov. 18, 2008.
