You’ll be taken to the operating theatre and made comfortable.
Your anaesthetist will insert an intravenous cannula into a vein for anaesthetic, fluid and other drugs.
Most people have a keyhole procedure but sometimes open surgery is needed.
See Types of gallbladder removal surgery.
After surgery, your wounds will be closed with stitches, closure strips or staples.
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