“Does gallbladder surgery require a hospital stay?”
I will have gallbladder surgery. Does gallbladder surgery require a hospital stay?
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Not always. Many times, a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) can be done as an outpatient procedure where you go home the same day.
Not always. Many times, gallbladder surgery is done as a planned operation, an outpatient procedure.
The vast majority of gallbladder surgery is done as an outpatient, meaning you do not need to stay in the hospital for recovery. This is ofcourse up to the discretion of your surgeon.