The risks for gallbladder surgery are:

* Bleeding
* Infection
* Injury to the common bile duct
* Injury to the small intestine

The risks for any anesthesia are:

* Reactions to drugs you are given
* Breathing problems
* Pneumonia
* Heart problems
* Blood clots in the legs or in the lungs

More Information:

When the formation of gallstones leads to attacks of pain and nausea, surgical removal of the gallbladder is the most frequently recommended treatment. The medical term for this operation is cholecystectomy (KOL-ee-sis-TEK-tuh-mee).

Today there are two ways of performing it:

* Open Cholecystectomy: This method requires a single large incision under the right rib cage. The operation takes 1 to 2 hours. Your stay in the hospital can last 2 to 5 days.
* Laparoscopic Cholycystectomy: This "Band-Aid surgery" technique substitutes four tiny incisions for a single large one. One is made just below the belly button. Two more are made in the abdomen above the right hip. A fourth is needed just below the ribs in the middle of the chest. A tiny, lighted scope is inserted through one incision. Miniature, remote-controlled surgical tools are inserted through the others. To give the surgeon an unobstructed view, the abdomen is inflated with carbon dioxide gas throughout the procedure. Like an open cholecystectomy, the operation takes 1 to 2 hours. However, your hospital stay may be less than a day.
Source(s):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/002930.htm

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