Condition
Gallstones: What Is It?
Gallstones : Causes
Who is at Risk?
Risks
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Symptoms of Gallstones
People with gallstones may not have any significant gallstone symptoms. The following symptoms may appear when a gallstone obstructs the bile duct: - Right shoulder pain - Back pain between the shoulder blades - A sharp, sudden abdominal pain on the upper right side - A sharp, sudden abdominal pain in the middle, immediately below the breastbone - Vomiting and nausea Gallstone pain lasts anywhere from a few minutes to many hours.
How to Diagnose Gallstones?
Certain tests and procedures can diagnose gallstones. The two most common ones are: Abdominal ultrasound: This is the most commonly used test to diagnose gallstones. A transducer device is moved back and forth across the stomach area. The signals received in a computer are created into images of the gallstones Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS): In this procedure, a thin tube called the endoscope is passed through the mouth into the digestive tract. A transducer in the tube produces sound waves, which are then converted into images of the condition. In addition to these, there are also imaging tests which include Oral Cholecystography, Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid (HIDA) scan, Computerized Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Cholangio Pancreatography (MRCP) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP). Sometimes, blood tests are also done to identify infection, jaundice, gallstone pancreatitis or other complications caused by gallstones.
What Is the Treatment for Gallstones?
Gallbladder removal or cholecystectomy: Your doctor may recommend cholecystectomy as the gallstones keep recurring. Removal of the gallbladder does not affect survival. One can live without a gallbladder. The liver secretes the bile directly into the small intestine instead of storing it in the gallbladder. Medications to dissolve the gallstone: Certain medications dissolve the gallstones. However, the dissolution may take months or years. The gallstone may recur after the treatment is stopped.
When Will The Doctor Suggest Surgery?
When the gallbladder is extremely inflamed or swollen, the gallstone specialist will advise having the gallstones removed. Laparoscopic surgery, or laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and open surgery, sometimes called open cholecystectomy, are two popular surgical procedures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In Pondicherry, the cost of open and laparoscopic surgery for gallstones might range from Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 1,50,000.
MediBuddy in Pondicherry offers both open surgery and laparoscopic surgery options. Depending on the grade or severity of the gallstones, your doctor will recommend the best surgical approach.
Gallstone surgery is performed by gallstone specialist called gastroenterologists and general surgeons who specialise in gastrointestinal surgery.
Shock wave treatment or oral drugs can be used to treat specific types of gallstones. However, the gall bladder must be surgically removed to address serious problems.
Of course, you can. MediBuddy offers free consultations with specialist doctors in Pondicherry.
MediBuddy has a phenomenal 100% success rate on treatments for gallstones.
One to three days are often spent in the hospital following gallstone surgery. About one week is needed for a full recovery.
