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When is medication an option for gallstone removal?
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Patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis can be treated with certain medications called oral bile acid litholysis or oral dissolution therapy
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What is a choledocholithotomy?
is an incision into the common bile duct for the removal of a gallstone
What is choledocholithotomy?
is an incision into the common bile duct for the removal of a gallstone
What is the procedure of choledochotomy?
surgical removal of a gallstone through the common bile duct.
What does cholelithotomy mean?
it's the removal of a gallstone using an incision inside the gallbladder
What four diseases make up gallstone disease?
Diagnostically, gallstone disease, which can lead to gallbladder removal, is divided into four diseases: biliary colic, acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and cholangitis.
What is the medical term meaning removal of fat?
Also known as cholelithotomy, gallstone removal is a procedure that rids the gallbladder of calculus buildup.
Who is qualified to perform gallstone removal?
The procedure is performed in a hospital by a physician who specializes in general surgery and has extensive experience in the surgical techniques required.
You are overweight and you have gallstones once removed will you be able to keep your weight under control?
Removal of gallstones does not affect weight control. If you were unable to control your weight in the past, gallstone removal is not likely to change your ability to maintain a healthy weight.
What precautions need to be taken when doing gallstone removal?
Individuals suffering from sickle cell anemia, children, and patients with large stones may seek other treatments.
What shock wave therapy can be used for gallstone removal?
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a treatment in which shock waves are generated in water by lithotripters (devices that produce the waves).
What is the biggest gallstone ever removed from a toddler or child?
a basketball sized gallstone
What is gallstone ileus?
Gallstone ileus, which results from a gallstone's blocking the entrance to the large intestine, is most common in elderly people. Surgery usually cures this condition.
