Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the most common laparoscopic procedure performed. The risk of biliary injury is more during laparoscopic cholecystectomy than during open cholecystectomy. A cholecystectomy may be an open procedure, or one conducted by laparoscopy. A serious complication of cholecystectomy is biliary injury, or damage to the bile ducts. Gallbladder cancer (also called carcinoma of the gallbladder) is a rare indication for cholecystectomy. During the surgery a cholecystectomy is performed to remove the gallbladder. A cholecystectomy is a procedure in which the gallbladder is removed. Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) is the recommended treatment. Walter died of peritonitis following a cholecystectomy. A patient had developed a massive pulmonary embolism following a cholecystectomy. Some people following cholecystectomy may develop diarrhea. German surgeon Carl Langenbuch performed the first cholecystectomy in 1882 for a sufferer of cholelithiasis. In cases where cancer is suspected, the open technique for cholecystectomy is usually performed. Up to 10% of people who undergo cholecystectomy develop a condition called postcholecystectomy syndrome. Philippe Mouret performed laparascopic cholecystectomy on March 17, 1987 in Lyon, France.