Term: Cholecystectomy

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2011-10-24

Definition:

The surgical removal of a gallbladder, which is done if it is inflamed, blocked, filled with gallstones, or cancerous. It can be done through an abdominal incision (open cholecystectomy) or through smaller incisions using a small video camera on a tube called a laparoscope (laparoscopic cholecystectomy). See MedlinePlus® - Health Topics - Gallbladder Diseases for more information.

In Fransoo et al. (2011), cholecystectomy is defined using either ICD-9-CM procedure codes 51.21 - 51.24 or CCI codes 1.OD.57, 1.OD.89 OR 1.OA.87 (with location code=right extended) in any procedure field.

Related terms 

• Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI)
• Converted Procedure
• ICD-9-CM
• International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)

References 

• Bruce S, Prior H, Katz A, Taylor M, Latosinsky S, Martens P, De Coster C, Brownell M, Soodeen R, Steinbach C. Application of Patient Safety Indicators in Manitoba: A First Look. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2006. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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• Fransoo R, Martens P, Prior H, Chateau D, McDougall C, Schultz J, McGowan K, Soodeen R, Bailly A. Adult Obesity in Manitoba: Prevalence, Associations, and Outcomes. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2011. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Soodeen RA, Roos LL, Peterson S. Health reform and technological change: shifting hospitalization patterns for four procedures in Manitoba. Healthc Manage Forum 2000;13(1):15-28. [Abstract] (View)

Term used in 

• Metge C, Chateau D, Prior H, Soodeen R, De Coster C, Barre L. Composite Measures/Indices of Health and Health System Performance. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] (View)