Do you need to intubate for minimally invasive gallstone surgery?

General anesthesia is required for gallbladder stones, i.e., laparoscopic cholecystectomy. General anesthesia requires tracheal intubation because laparoscopic cholecystectomy requires a process of pneumoperitoneum establishment, and the diaphragm must be elevated for pneumoperitoneum establishment. Without tracheal intubation, the supply of lung volume cannot be guaranteed and the needs of the organism cannot be met, therefore, tracheal intubation is required, but the whole general anesthesia time of tracheal intubation is usually not particularly long. Most patients are able to tolerate the anesthesia and the tracheal intubation until the surgery is completed. Of course, patients with lung diseases, such as bronchiectasis, pulmonary heart disease, and emphysema, should be carefully evaluated to see if they can undergo surgery.