Should Large Gallstones Be Removed?
If Your Gallstones Aren't Causing Symptoms, There's Usually No Need for You to Have Surgery. You'll Only Need It If a Stone Goes Into, or Blocks, One of Your...
If your gallstones aren't causing symptoms, there's usually no need for you to have surgery. You'll only need it if a stone goes into, or blocks, one of your bile ducts. This causes what doctors call a “gallbladder attack.” It's an intense, knife-like pain in your belly that can last several hours.
How are large gallstones removed?
Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) removes the gallbladder and gallstones through several small cuts (incisions) in the abdomen. The surgeon inflates your abdomen with air or carbon dioxide in order to see clearly.
Do large gallstones need to be removed?
If your gallstones aren't causing symptoms, there's usually no need for you to have surgery. You'll only need it if a stone goes into, or blocks, one of your bile ducts. This causes what doctors call a “gallbladder attack.” It's an intense, knife-like pain in your belly that can last several hours.
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