cholecystostomy

[ koh-luh-si-stos-tuh-mee, kol-uh- ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural cho·le·cys·tos·to·mies.

1. formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the gallbladder, usually done for drainage and to remove gallstones.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cholecystostomy¹

cholecyst + -o- + -stomy

Example Sentences

Another option -- for patients who don't qualify for the laparoscopic approach -- is called percutaneous cholecystostomy.

From US News

If a man suffering from gallstones went to a textbook of surgery to study his disease, he. would find things like this: "Whereas in cases of simple cholelithiasis cholecystostomy is the operation of choice, in cases of acute calculous cholecystitis cholecystectomy is to be preferred."

From Time Magazine Archive