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Open Gallbladder Surgery for Gallstones
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Surgery reduces the risk that Reference gallstones Opens New Window will come back. But gallstones sometimes form in the bile ducts years after cholecystectomy, although this is not common.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: July 15, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Arvydas D. Vanagunas, MD - Gastroenterology |
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