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TREATMENT FOR GALLSTONE

PLEASE ADVICE ME IF THERE ANY TREATMENT FOR GALLSTONE EXCEPT SURGERY AS IN THE CASE OF KIDNEY STONES
Asked On : Fri, 21 May 2010
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Hello.welcome.Medicine is given but it works very slow.Also the stone must be cholesterol stone of less than 20 mm.Dissolution rate of stone is 25 % to 50% after 2 years.Medicine is Ursodeoxycholic acid.Consult your treating doctor for the dose and requirement of the medicine.good luck.
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