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===Gallbladder removal=== {{Main|Cholecystectomy}} A [[cholecystectomy]] is a procedure in which the gallbladder is removed. It may be removed because of recurrent gallstones and is considered an [[Elective surgery|elective procedure]]. A cholecystectomy may be an [[open surgery|open]] procedure, or a [[laparoscopic]] one. In the surgery, the gallbladder is removed from the neck to the fundus,<ref name="pmid17761085">{{cite journal | author=Neri V | author2=Ambrosi A | author3=Fersini A | author4=Tartaglia N | author5=Valentino TP | title=Antegrade dissection in laparoscopic cholecystectomy | journal=Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons | volume=11 | issue=2 | pages=225β8 | year=2007 | pmid=17761085 | pmc=3015719 }}</ref> and so bile will drain directly from the liver into the [[biliary tree]]. About 30 percent of patients may experience some degree of [[indigestion]] following the procedure, although severe complications are much rarer.<ref name=DAVIDSONS2010 /> About 10 percent of surgeries lead to a chronic condition of [[postcholecystectomy syndrome]].<ref>nhs.uk, [http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Laparoscopiccholecystectomy/Pages/Riskspage.aspx Complications of a gallbladder removal]</ref>
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