cholecystectomy

Converse of object

• undergo: This 40 year old lady underwent a routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• perform: On 6 July, the surgical SHO records the decision to perform a cholecystectomy ( surgical removal of the gallbladder ).
• call: Nowadays the gallbladder is usually removed by keyhole surgery and the operation is called a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• have: In total, 175 patients had elective minimal access cholecystectomy during the trial period of which 135 were entered into the trial.
• offer: All patients with a symptomatic PLG are offered a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• include: The unit also has interests in laparoscopic surgery, including cholecystectomy and inguinal hernia repair.

Adjective modifier

• laparoscopic: All patients considered at minimal risk of having CBD stones went straight to laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• elective: In total, 175 patients had elective minimal access cholecystectomy during the trial period of which 135 were entered into the trial.
• extended: But more advanced surgical techniques, such as extended cholecystectomy or more radical surgery, now offer hope for a possible cure.
• simple: You always used to have the upper right side of your abdomen opened up to have a simple cholecystectomy.
• urgent: The aim of this audit was to assess the implementation of a protocol for urgent cholecystectomy by a specialist upper gastrointestinal surgical team.
• prophylactic: This study therefore only considered the costs associated with prophylactic cholecystectomy; the authors acknowledged that this provided a conservative cost estimate.

Modifies a noun

rate: There was a decline in the overall cholecystectomy mortality rate from 0.84 % in 1989 to 0.56 % in 1992.

Noun used with modifier

• post-transplantation: The calculations assumed that a post-transplantation cholecystectomy did not have any impact on quality of life.
• prophylactic: However, in the case of cardiac transplant patients, post-transplantation prophylactic cholecystectomy would appear to be the most cost-effective option.

Preposition: in

• patient: Cholecystectomy in these patients should not be attempted laparoscopically.
• cholecystitis: The optimal time for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis remains to be determined.
• woman: Long-term weight patterns and risk for cholecystectomy in women.

Preposition: for

• cholecystitis: CASE A 68 year old gentleman was admitted for elective cholecystectomy for chronic cholecystitis due to cholelithiasis.
• gallstone: Fewer than 2 out of 10 gallbladder cancers are found during a simple cholecystectomy for gallstones or inflammation of the gallbladder.