A cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder, an organ located just under the liver on the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile, a substance produced by the liver and used to break down fat for digestion.njury to the bile ductâthe tube that carries bile from the gallbladder to the small intestine. During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, insertion of the instruments into the abdomen may injure the intestines or blood vessels.
Suez Crisis. Suez Crisis, (1956), international crisis in the Middle East, precipitated on July 26, 1956, when the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal. The canal had been owned by the Suez Canal Company, which was controlled by French and British interests.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Suez Canal was closed several more times because of conflicts between Egypt and Israel. In 1962, Egypt made its final payments for the canal to its original owners (the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company) and the nation took full control of the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal Today Today, the Suez Canal is operated by the Suez Canal Authority.