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Laproscopic Cholecystectomi
Can Gall stones be removed without removing the gallbladder ?
If not, then what are the challenges in removing only Gall Stones without removing the Gallbladder ?
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Once gall stones,gall bladder is not functioning.
So there is no use of keeping the gall bladder
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
11 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Individual stones not removed in gallbladder, thats more harmful than cholecystectomy. If GB stone full gall bladder but its not for other place stones like kidney
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Dr. Ramesh Makam
General Surgeon
33 yrs exp
Bangalore
To remove gall stones you need to make a big cut in the gall bladder and stitch it back. This leaves a big scar and it will not be able to contract and empty itself properly. Stones will again form in a few months and a major surgery is needed soon again.
Nowhere in the whole world is removal of stones only followed for more than 100 years.
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Standard treatment is removal of gall bladder which has been proved to be very effective and without side effects
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Gall stones should never be compared to kidney stones. They are completely different in composition and effects
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