Open cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure sometimes used if keyhole surgery isn't possible and involves the removal of the gallbladder through a larger cut in your abdomen(tummy). This type of surgery is done under general anaesthesia. This means you will be asleep during the operation. Open cholecystectomy surgery has a longer recovery time than keyhole surgery and you may need to spend a day or two in hospital to recover.
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