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Are Gallstones Fatal When Gallbladder Is Not Removed?

If you do not have your gallbladder removed when you have gall stones can it possibly kill you? I had mine removed 2 years ago. But my mom spent 2 days in the emergency room with hers and she was told she needed to have it removed but she refuses to do it. I just worry that it could possibly kill her if it is not removed. PLEASE HELP!!!
Wed, 22 Jul 2015
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You didn't mention the age of your mother as well as her general condition.
Now read this carefully and you will get the answer:
Once a patient has had GALL-STONE colic, no question arises as to the treatment that should be recommended : it is CHOLECYSTECTOMY ( removal of gall bladder ) , unless the patient is very old or otherwise enfeebled, when cholecystostomy may be substituted .
In few cases of gall stone it may turn into gall bladder cancer , why , exact etiology is not known . So if your mother is good in condition then please get in surgery .
Hope this will help you.
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Are Gallstones Fatal When Gallbladder Is Not Removed?

Hello You didn t mention the age of your mother as well as her general condition. Now read this carefully and you will get the answer: Once a patient has had GALL-STONE colic, no question arises as to the treatment that should be recommended : it is CHOLECYSTECTOMY ( removal of gall bladder ) , unless the patient is very old or otherwise enfeebled, when cholecystostomy may be substituted . In few cases of gall stone it may turn into gall bladder cancer , why , exact etiology is not known . So if your mother is good in condition then please get in surgery . Hope this will help you.