Medicine
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Indications and Technical Considerations
Quick fact
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now the standard of care for symptomatic gallstones, offering a hospital stay of just one day and a return to normal activities within a week—compared to a week in the hospital and a month of recovery after open surgery.
Why this is interesting
Your gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ, yet thousands of people have it removed every year. But how do surgeons take out an entire organ through tiny keyhole incisions without seeing it directly?