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Could you have a cholecystectomy done under local anesthesia?

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Nothing is : Impossible, depending on circumstances, but this is not advisable under almost all circumstances. Consult your surgeon, but i would not recommend it.

Answered 7/12/2013

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Dr. Richard Pollard answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

No: It is impossible to numb the areas around the gallbladder and liver with local anesthesia. It is also quite dangerous to be digging around that area without a patient that is completely still. You will want to be asleep for this procedure.

Answered 4/24/2015

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