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cholecystotomy
[ koh-luh-si-stot-uh-mee, kol-uh- ]
noun
Surgery.
plural cholecystotomies.
- incision of the gallbladder.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cholecystotomy1
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Cholecystotomy for the relief of the distention of the gall-bladder from obstruction of the common or cystic duct and for the removal of gall-stones was first performed in 1867 by Bobbs of Indianapolis, but it is to Marion Sims, in 1878, that perfection of the operation is due.
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