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What are
the Treatments for Gallstones?
In most cases
gallstones cannot be dissolved by medical treatment
.
The Gall
Bladder is removed along with the stones in it.
- LITHOTRIPSY:----Using
ultrasonic shock waves to break stones is not a currently
accepted form of treatment for Gall Bladder stones
.
- SURGERY-----
The most effective cure for gall bladder stones is
surgery. The classic "old" operation required a big
cut, but nowadays most people are treated by Laparoscopic
Surgery.
- Laparoscopic
Surgery--------This
is currently the treatment of choice for Gall Bladder
stones. The Gall Bladder and the stones are removed
through small punctures.
It is technically possible to remove the stones alone
- but this would leave the problem gall bladder behind
- which could continue to cause problems or form stones.
Removing a diseased gall bladder does not cause any
disability. Under normal circumstances, one would
not feel the absence of the gall bladder.
- LAPAROSCOPIC
CHOLECYSTECTOMY
-------Removal of the Gall Bladder via key-hole size
punctures.This operation is performed by specially
trained surgeons. Special equipment is used to look
inside the abdominal cavity with a video camera. The
Gall Bladder with its stones are removed through small
punctures.
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