Reviewed on : 18 Jul 2022

Reviewed by : Lucy Dyde Coventry & Warwickshire CCG IFR and Gateway Editor

Expires : 18 Jul 2024

Cholecystectomy and Gallstones

Update 7 July 2022: Gallstone Surgery is no longer a Low Priority Procedure

Prior approval from the Clinical Commissioning Group is not required before treatment proceeds in secondary care for symptomatic gallstones.

Eligibility Criteria

There is an expectation that gallstones would be managed in line with NICE clinical guideline CG188 which reads as follows:

1.2 Managing gallbladder stones

1.2.1 Reassure people with asymptomatic gallbladder stones found in a normal gallbladder and normal biliary tree that they do not need treatment unless they develop symptoms.

1.2.2 Offer laparoscopic cholecystectomy to people diagnosed with symptomatic gallbladder stones.

Referral Criteria

Please confirm that your patient meets the following criteria:

GALLSTONE SURGERY The patient has been diagnosed with symptomatic gallbladder stones