Operations – cholecystectomy, number/100000 inhabitants, age-standardised values

Total number of cholecystectomy operations performed divided by the number of inhabitants in hundreds of thousands. Cholecystectomy involves surgical removal of the gallbladder. Gallstone surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures in Sweden where half of the population will at some point develop a stone in the gallbladder. However, most people do not feel them and do not need surgery. The average population during the year. Age-standard values. Data is available according to gender breakdown.