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Hoe long is the surgery to remove a gallblader?
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Half hour: Usually laparoscopic surgery should not take more tha half hour, add on top few hours of preparation and recovery time. You should be able to go home same day if no complications.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Lap chole: Lap chole probably takes less than 3minutes.
Answered 9/2/2012
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Usually: Less than an hour depending on if there are any difficulties such as bad inflammation or infection of the gallbladder.
Answered 3/2/2019
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