Complications are when difficulties take place during or after the procedure. The possible complications of any procedure include an unpredicted reaction to the anaesthetic, excessive bleeding or developing a blood clot, usually in a vein in the leg (deep vein thrombosis, DVT).
There is a chance that during the operation your surgeon may need to convert from a keyhole procedure to open surgery. He or she will need to make a bigger cut in your abdomen. This will only be done if it’s not possible to complete your operation safely using the keyhole technique. It’s likely to take you longer to recover from this type of surgery than keyhole surgery, and you may need to spend more time in hospital.
Other possible complications may include:
• pain in your abdomen, bloating, wind and diarrhoea
• accidental damage to your bile duct or other organs
• infection
• bleeding (haemorrhage)
• leakage of bile from your bile duct