**5. Surgical approaches towards gallbladder removal**

Cholecystectomy is a common surgical procedure indicated in various gallbladder pathologies. Nowadays, it is one of the most commonly performed abdominal surgeries worldwide [2]. Even though the concepts of safe surgery have been adopted, the iatrogenic injuries to biliary structures are still a worldwide problem. Based on the nationwide databases, the incidence of major biliary duct injuries (BDI) is 0.1% in the case of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in comparison with 0.3% in emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy [9]. Total BDI incidence is 0.4% for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared to 0.8% in emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy and 0.3% in open cholecystectomy [9]. The ongoing existence of complications in gallbladder surgery even more emphasises the importance of the safe surgery concept.
