How long does the laparoscopic procedure take?

Laparoscopic surgery varies depending on the site and the size of the surgery, with short ones taking about 20 minutes and long ones that may take 4-5 hours or even 7-8 hours. For example, laparoscopic appendectomy is usually done in about half an hour; laparoscopic cholecystectomy is about 30-40 minutes;. If laparoscopic choledochotomy for stone extraction, it may take slightly longer, about 1 hour. It depends on the time of choledochoscopy to remove stones, if the stones are easier to remove the time should be shorter; if the time to remove stones is long, the operation time may also be on the long side. Laparoscopic radical surgery for colorectal cancer takes about 2 hours; laparoscopic radical surgery for gastric cancer takes about 3 hours. So the bigger the surgery, the longer it will definitely be.