Medical Surgical Nursing

Studies Used in the Diagnosis of Biliary Tract & Pancreatic Disease

Medical Management

 The major objectives of medical therapy are to reduce the incidence of acute

episodes of gallbladder pain and cholecystitisby supportive and dietary

management and, if possible, to remove the cause of cholecystitisby

pharmacologic therapy, endoscopic procedures, or surgical intervention.

 Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy)

 Traditional surgical approaches

 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy(removal of the gallbladder through a small

incision through the umbilicus) reducers surgical risks, length of hospital stay

and recovery period.