Does gallstone have symptom to want an operation?

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Gallstones are a common disease, and the incidence rate is increasing year by year. The incidence of cholelithiasis is mainly concentrated in the middle and old aged people. Now many people have regular physical examination every year. When they have physical examination, they find that they are suffering from gallstones, but the body usually does not have any symptoms. Do you want to operate if the gallstones are asymptomatic? Let's talk about it

Does gallstone have symptom to want an operation?

Generally meet the following conditions, the doctor will recommend cholecystectomy. For example, patients with stones larger than 2cm need surgical treatment. The reason for surgery is that gallbladder cancer is closely related to this. If the patient is over 50 years old, or has gallstones for more than 5 years, surgery is also required. This is because gallstones in the gallbladder long-term stimulation of gallbladder mucosa will increase the risk of gallbladder cancer.

Drug treatment can not completely inhibit the recurrence of gallstones. Therefore, clinicians encounter asymptomatic gallstone patients will recommend surgery. However, cholecystectomy is a certain risk, so patients must carefully consider, before the operation must carefully understand its complications. It's a sign of responsibility to yourself. Of course, it is necessary to choose a regular hospital with good reputation.

Asymptomatic gallstones need surgical treatment, generally by the following surgical indications: the diameter of the stone is greater than or equal to 3cm, and gallbladder polyps is greater than 1cm, patients with diabetes, cardiopulmonary dysfunction, gallbladder wall thickening, calcification, and patients just need to do other open surgery, then incidentally the gallstone surgery also done.

matters needing attention

In fact, in daily life, as long as three meals a day diet, especially breakfast is very important, in addition, do not eat snacks after meals, do more exercise and other behaviors, these can prevent the occurrence of gallstones. However, if you find that you have gallstones, don't think that if you don't have symptoms, you don't pay attention to them. This is not right. The correct way is to have regular physical examination and pay attention to the size of the stones in the body at any time to prevent the malignant transformation of the disease.