A surgical procedure in which the gallbladder is fixed or attached to the abdominal wall to prevent it from moving around.
From Greek 'chole' (bile) + 'cysto-' (bladder) + 'pexia' (fixation). The suffix '-pexy' in medicine always means 'surgical attachment or fixation.'
This is an older surgical technique that's rarely used today—modern medicine realized that tacking organs down often causes more problems than it solves. It's a great example of how medical thinking evolves as we learn better solutions.
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