Cholecystectomy

"Cholecystectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Surgical removal of the GALLBLADDER.

Descriptor ID	D002763
MeSH Number(s)	E04.210.120.172
Concept/Terms	Cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy Cholecystectomies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cholecystectomy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Digestive System Surgical Procedures [E04.210]
Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures [E04.210.120]
Cholecystectomy [E04.210.120.172]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cholecystectomy".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cholecystectomy".

Cholecystectomy
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	2	3
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	1	2
2021	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

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Harris J, Zeineddin A, Li S, Carmona J, Chu QD, Fullum TM, Cornwell EE, Williams M. Effects of socioeconomics on biliary disease in patients with sickle cell. Am J Surg. 2025 Oct; 248:116524.

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Zeineddin A, Cornwell EE, Fullum TM, Chu QD, Kearse L, Ayad MH, Li S, Williams M. Early Cholecystectomy in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease with Uncomplicated Cholelithiasis Is Associated with Better Outcomes. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Apr 01; 238(4):543-550.

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Shmelev A, Axentiev A, Hossain MB, Cunningham SC. Predictors of same-admission cholecystectomy in mild, acute, biliary pancreatitis. HPB (Oxford). 2021 11; 23(11):1674-1682.

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Shah AA, Bhatti UF, Petrosyan M, Washington G, Nizam W, Williams M, Tran D, Cornwell EE, Fullum TM. The heavy price of conversion from laparoscopic to open procedures for emergent cholecystectomies. Am J Surg. 2019 04; 217(4):732-738.

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Garg SK, Sarvepalli S, Campbell JP, Anugwom C, Singh D, Wadhwa V, Singh R, Sanaka MR. Incidence and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission Among Patients Hospitalized for Chronic Pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2018 09; 47(8):1008-1014.

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Maqsood H, Patel K, Ferdosi H, Sill AM, Wu B, Buddensick T, Sautter A, Shaukat H, Sulkowski G, Narducci DM, Siddique M, Kamangar F, Kowdley GC, Cunningham SC. Age-related differences pre-, intra-, and postcholecystectomy: A retrospective cohort study of 6,868 patients. Int J Surg. 2017 Mar; 39:119-126.

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Riall TS, Adhikari D, Parmar AD, Linder SK, Dimou FM, Crowell W, Tamirisa NP, Townsend CM, Goodwin JS. The risk paradox: use of elective cholecystectomy in older patients is independent of their risk of developing complications. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Apr; 220(4):682-90.

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Akhtar AJ, Akhtar AA, Padda MS. Choledocholithiasis in African American and Hispanic patients: a comparison between painless presentation and classical biliary pain with regards to clinical manifestations and outcomes. J Immigr Minor Health. 2014 Jun; 16(3):373-6.

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Wu B, Buddensick TJ, Ferdosi H, Narducci DM, Sautter A, Setiawan L, Shaukat H, Siddique M, Sulkowski GN, Kamangar F, Kowdley GC, Cunningham SC. Predicting gangrenous cholecystitis. HPB (Oxford). 2014 Sep; 16(9):801-6.

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Sheffield KM, Riall TS, Han Y, Kuo YF, Townsend CM, Goodwin JS. Association between cholecystectomy with vs without intraoperative cholangiography and risk of common duct injury. JAMA. 2013 Aug 28; 310(8):812-20.

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