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Gall bladder stone
I have 18 mm and 7 mm stone in Gall Bladder .I am epileptic and don't want to undergo surgery.
My friend told me that ESWL can be helpful in Gall Bladder stone removal it breaks the stone and then can be removed without the gall bladder removal.
Please help me is it possible to remove gall stone with the help of ESWL without gallbladder removal
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a very safe, minimally invasive, daycare surgery. If your epilepsy is well controlled, there’s usually no added risk. If it’s not well controlled, you can first focus on stabilizing it and then plan the surgery—it’s not an emergency. In the meantime, avoid oily and spicy food and maintain a healthy lifestyle to manage symptoms. Also, for gallstones, the gallbladder needs to be removed—just removing the stones won’t help, as they tend to recur. And ESWL is effective only for kidney stones, not for gallstones.
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Need laparoscopic removal of GB
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Not possible to remove gall stone with the help of ESWL.
Surgery required is removal of Gall bladder by laparoscopy.
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consult general surgeon
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Avoid spicy and oily food.
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Not possible to remove with ESWL
Need laparoscopic removal
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Only option in laproscopic cholecystectomy. ESWL only for kidney stones. If in noida can meet me
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Gall bladder stones occur due to a disease in the gallbladder. The stone is not the primary problem. So removing the stone alone wont solve your concern .. kindly plan for a lap gall bladder removal in a high end hospital with good anaesthesia and surgery team
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Dr. Subhash Chandra M R
General Surgeon
3 yrs exp
New Delhi
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Gall bladder has to be removed. Removing just stones will cause stones to recur. No, the practice of ESWL is for kidney stones.. Not gall stones. I advice you to get cholecystectomy done from a surgeon once you are cleared for surgery.
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Consult General physician for epilepsy
Get laparoscopic cholecystectomy done to have a symptom free life
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Plenty of fluids
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Dr. Dheeravath Praveen
General Surgeon
14 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Please don't go for that consult me for further details
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