Do You Need Surgery for Gallstones Treatment?

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DO YOU NEED SURGERY FOR GALLSTONES TREATMENT?

• By
• Dr. Valeria Simone MD
• (Southlake General Surgery, Texas, USA)

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Overview

• Surgery for gallstones treatment is often
  necessary to alleviate severe symptoms and
  prevent complications. However, not all cases
  require surgical intervention.
• If an individual has gallstones, they dont go
  away all alone. If your gallstones develop
  symptoms, consult with your doctor, and
  discuss gallstone treatment. To remove the
  gallstones your doctor may suggest gallbladder
  removal surgery also known as cholecystectomy.
  About 75-80 percent of the individuals who have
  gallstones will need surgery.
• The gallbladder is a pear-shaped small organ
  underneath your liver that stores bile. Bile
  helps digest the food. In case, its not
  functioning properly, hard fragments begin to
  develop. These fragments can be as small as a
  rice grain or as large as a golf ball.

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How many types of gallbladder surgery are there?

• There are two types of gallbladder surgeries that
  your doctor can suggest treating gallstones
• Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal Surgery  This
  is one of the most common surgical procedures
  also known as Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy or Keyh
  ole Surgery. In this procedure, the surgeon makes
  3-4 small incisions close to the affected area to
  insert a small flexible tube with a camera on top
  called a laparoscope. With the help of special
  surgical tools, your surgeon removes the
  gallbladder and closes the incisions with
  sutures. This surgery is less invasive, and the
  patient recovery time is also less.
• Open Surgery  In open gallbladder removal
  surgery, the surgeon makes one large incision
  (5-7 inches in size) on the abdomen to remove the
  gallbladder. This procedure is advised for
  patients who have severe gallbladder disease, are
  obese, or are in the last trimester of pregnancy.
• In both surgical procedures, the patient will be
  given general anesthesia. You will be asleep
  throughout your surgery and you will not feel
  during the procedure.

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Do you need surgery for gallstones treatment?

• If you dont have any symptoms, then surgery for
  gallstones treatment is not required. Gallbladder
  removal surgery is only required if gallstones
  create any obstruction or move into the bile
  ducts. This medical condition is known as a
  gallbladder attack. It creates intense pain in
  the abdomen that can last for a couple of hours.
• In case, the patient has any blood disorder or
  sickle cell then your doctor may suggest a
  laparoscopic surgery or cholecystectomy as a
  safety measure, even if you dont have gallstone
  symptoms.
• If gallstones are left untreated, it can develop
  serious complications, such as
• Pancreatitis  inflammation of the pancreas.
• Cholangitis bile duct inflammation.
• Cholecystitis  gallbladder inflammation.

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• Prior to your gallbladder surgery, your doctor
  will perform several tests to examine the impact
  of the gallstones on your health. These tests
  include
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Blood test
• HIDA scan
• Endoscopic ultrasonography In this test, an
  imaging device is inserted through your mouth
  down to the small intestines so that sound waves
  can create an image of your digestive tract.

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How about non-surgical treatments?

• An individual can manage symptoms of gallstones
  for a short duration through changes in the diet.
  This includes avoiding eating greasy meals.
  However, changes in the diet plan dont help
  forestall gallbladder attacks.
• If gallbladder surgery is not appropriate looking
  at your health, then your doctor can prescribe
  medicines to dissolve the gallstones. However,
  this process will take several months or years to
  become effective. Even if your gallstone gets
  eliminated with medicines, there is always a high
  possibility of getting them back.

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What are the risks of gallbladder surgery?

• An individual can live a healthy life without a
  gallbladder by making a few changes in diet. Your
  liver continues producing the bile. It will
  naturally find its way to the small intestines
  without the gallbladder.
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• Medically Reviewed By Dr. Valeria Simone MD
• Board-certified General Surgeon at Southlake
  General Surgery, Texas, USA.
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