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  Gall stones (stones in the gall bladder producing obstruction when the gall bladder tries to contract.)
  Treatment goals
 

Remove source of stones.

  Treatment
 
Remove gall bladder
  Procedure
 

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

  Length of hospital stay
 
Outpatient
  Potential complications
 
SIDE EFFECTS - Some people develop diarrhea as a result of intolerance to fatty foods when the gall bladder is removed. COMPLICATIONS - Infection, bleeding, leakage of bile from the gall bladder bed, injury to main bile duct.