Plural of cholecystostomy; surgical procedures creating a permanent opening from the gallbladder to the outside of the body or to the intestine.
From Greek 'chole' (bile) + 'cysto-' (bladder) + 'stoma' (mouth or opening). The '-stomy' suffix in medicine means 'surgical creation of an opening.'
A cholecystostomy is like creating a 'bypass route' for bile when the normal path is blocked—it's the gallbladder equivalent of a plumbing workaround in your house!
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