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Cholecystectomy Risk Factors

Although they are not very common, the risk factors for cholecystectomy in patients with gallbladder stones are: bile leak, bleeding, blood cloths, heart problems, infection, pancreatitis, pneumonia. Dr. Todd Mangione, General Surgeon with Homestead Hospital explains all of these risk factors and says they are similar to those of any other surgery.

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