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My husband is having multiple stones in gall bladder but now we had gone for ultrasound but doctor told that your gallbladder is shrieked what are the reasons for it
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Long standing infection of gall bladder can cause fibrosis and shrinkage.
Better to get it removed by surgery and get it's histopathology diagnosis to rule out cancer.
Next Steps
To consult a laparoscopic surgeon.
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Please,Don't wait.
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Reasons are numerous, there is no benefit going in details of it.
He should get the gall bladder removed by Laparoscopic Surgery .
Or else he is very much prone to get other problems/complications due to stones.
Next Steps
Consult a General & Laparoscopic Surgeon. He will do the needful
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Avoid heavy meals & fatty/spicy foods.
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Details of ultrasound findings are as important as preparation of patient for ultrasound.
Kindly tell the details of fasting/ diet before ultrasound done.
Even the detailed description of ultrasound findings to be mentioned for understanding pathology.
Repeat the ultrasound with fasting status.
The nature of pain abdomen also needs to be explained.
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Repeat ultrasound with proper preparation.
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It is possible if you’re not fasting before the Ultrasound. Please get a repeat ultrasound of the abdomen and liver function test. If that shows a shrunken gall bladder again It is prudent to do a laparoscopic removal of the gallbladder
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Get another Ultrasound abdomen and liver function tests done in fasting conditions.
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Early laparoscopic removal of the Gall bladder
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Kindly avoid fasting
Avoid fatty food
Diet and life style modification
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Get one MRCP done
And if there is no symptoms
Than we can wait for now
Asymptotic stone can be there in Many of us
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Dr. Jawahar Prasad Gupta
General Surgeon
50 yrs exp
Patna
Repeated attacks of inflammation of gallbladder causes it's shrinkage which needs further investigation and surgery
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Dr. Rahul Jaiswal
General Surgeon
19 yrs exp
Noida
Get the Laparoscopic cholecystectomy done
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Dr. Mohammed Jameel Ahmed
General Surgeon
25 yrs exp
Nagpur
May be fasting period was not enough
Or chronic inflammation led to contraction of gb
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