different between cholecystostomy vs cholecystotomy

cholecystostomy

English

Noun

cholecystostomy (plural cholecystostomies)

  1. The surgical creation of a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage.

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cholecystotomy

English

Etymology

cholecystis +? -tomy

Noun

cholecystotomy (plural cholecystotomies)

  1. (surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone.

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