Surgery to remove Gall Bladder is called Cholecystectomy. The gallbladder is a small organ that sits on the undersurface of the liver in the upper right side of the abdomen. The gallbladder collects and stores bile, a digestive fluid made in the liver, that helps in digestion of fat.
A cholecystectomy is a common surgery usually done for symptomatic Gallstones. It is safe and usually carries only a small risk of complications. Most people have this surgery using small incisions, and they can go home the next day of their surgery.
A cholecystectomy is usually done by Keyhole approach.
In unusual cases, one large incision may be used to remove the gallbladder (the risk of converting to open is less than 0.5%). This is called an open cholecystectomy and requires a more extended hospital stay and recovery.