Abstract
The function of the gallbladder is to store and concentrate bile. Due to the high incidence of diseases such as gallstones, cholecystectomy has become one of the most common surgical procedures. Although cholecystectomy is a successful treatment for most patients, the loss of gallbladder function may contribute to chronic diarrhea and increase the incidence of proximal colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and esophageal adenocarcinoma. With the development of endoscopic technology and introduction of drugs that may prevent recurrence of gallstones, cholecystolithotomy with gall bladder preservation has become another choice for symptomatic gallstones, and it preserves the function of the gallbladder after the removal of gallstones. This may avoid the complications associated with the loss of gallbladder function.
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