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Suggest Treatment For A 16mm Gallbladder Stone
Question: My sister 35_age 16mm gallstone some times eat fried foods and dal have acute and severe pain occurs nearly 10 times what is your suggestion surgery will require or not
Brief Answer:
yes, surgery should be done asap
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
Noted the history related to your 36 year old sister having 16 mm gall stone and gets pain on eating
Fried foods anfirther Wants to know whether she needs surgery.
Certainly yes, anyone who has such a large gall stone should get operated. This can cause complication of infection and others.
The only curative treatment is gall bladder removal.
So insist your sister to consult a General Surgeon for firther investigations and plan of Surgery.
yes, surgery should be done asap
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
Noted the history related to your 36 year old sister having 16 mm gall stone and gets pain on eating
Fried foods anfirther Wants to know whether she needs surgery.
Certainly yes, anyone who has such a large gall stone should get operated. This can cause complication of infection and others.
The only curative treatment is gall bladder removal.
So insist your sister to consult a General Surgeon for firther investigations and plan of Surgery.
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