Gallbladder Stone Surgery
Overview
Gallstones are hardened, concentrated pieces of bile that form in your gallbladder or bile ducts. “Gall” means bile, so gallstones are bile stones. Your gallbladder is your bile bladder. It holds and stores bile for later use. Your liver makes bile, and your bile ducts carry it to the different organs in your biliary tract.
Healthcare providers sometimes use the term “cholelithiasis” to describe the condition of having gallstones. “Chole” also means bile, and “lithiasis” means stones forming. Gallstones form when bile sediment collects and crystallizes. Often, the sediment is an excess of one of the main ingredients in bile.
Risk Factors
- Parenteral nutrition
- Middle-aged female
- Rapid weight loss
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Diseases of the ileum
- Medications such as ceftriaxone, and estrogen
Symptoms
Gallstones may cause no signs or symptoms. If a gallstone lodges in a duct and causes a blockage, the resulting signs and symptoms may include:
- Sudden and rapidly intensifying pain in the upper right portion of your abdomen
- Back pain between your shoulder blades
- Pain in your right shoulder
- Vomiting
- Stone may reach the bile duct resulting in fever, and jaundice
- Stones may pass down, resulting in pancreatic duct blockage and causes pancreatitis
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Contact UsTreatment
- Medical therapy is not the most effective approach. Surgery is the most suitable treatment.
- Immediate surgical intervention is indicated for symptomatic gall bladder stones
- Asymptomatic stone should be followed up regularly. Gall bladder stones (3 cm) require operation.
- ERCP is indicated for stones passed in CBD
When to Consult Doctor Suresh Kumar Saini
Seek immediate care if you develop signs and symptoms of a serious gallstone complication, such as:
- Abdominal pain so intense that you can't sit still or find a comfortable position
- Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice)
- High fever with chills