Do gallstones have to be operated

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In recent years, the attack frequency of gallstones in our life has been showing an upward trend, and patients with gallstones in the diagnosis of illness, often do not understand the problem of whether to operate gallstones, therefore, this paper analyzes the problem of whether to operate gallstones.

Do gallstones have to be operated

First of all: cholecystolithiasis is a benign lesion of gallbladder, the etiology is complex, may be related to age, gender, obesity, fertility, race, infection, diet, family and personal physique and other factors, in the early stage of the disease, the impact of cholecystolithiasis on human body damage and function is relatively light, some patients can be years or life without obvious symptoms.

Secondly: with the extension of time, gallstones in many patients gradually increase and increase. The long-term stimulation of gallstones on the gallbladder wall will lead to the gradual loss of gallbladder function, and lead to acute and chronic cholecystitis, gallbladder atrophy, gallbladder cancer and other lesions. Especially when the smaller stones fall into the common bile duct, it can cause suppurative cholangitis or even acute pancreatitis, which is life-threatening. Therefore, cholecystectomy should be performed as soon as possible in patients with symptoms, complications such as diabetes and suspected canceration of gallstones.

Finally: to put it simply, not all patients with gallstones need to be operated. In clinic, whether gallstones need to be operated or not should be determined by comprehensive consideration of the patient's condition, and the doctor will also adopt the treatment scheme suitable for the patient's condition.

matters needing attention

Gallstones are not the same as surgery, but in life, patients with gallstones need to avoid eating cold, greasy and irritating food.