The main reason for the formation of gallstones is the impairment of the gallbladder's ability to absorb certain substances in bile. These substances form precipitates in the gallbladder and are then called stones. For this reason, there is no surgery to remove gallstones in people with gallstones. The entire gallbladder is removed. General Surgery Specialist Assoc. Dr. Hüseyin Kadıoğlu wrote.
Bile is produced in the liver and poured into the duodenum through the bile ducts. The purpose of the gallbladder in this transfer is to store bile and empty it into the duodenum when necessary. In other words, the gallbladder is not the main organ that produces bile, as is thought.
The Risk of Inflammation Increases Over the Years in People with Gallbladder Stones
Gallbladder stones can be of many different sizes. It may vary from 1-2 millimeters to a few centimeters. Stones under 1 centimeter in the gallbladder;
- They block the place where the gallbladder connects to the main bile duct and cause gallbladder inflammation,
- They fall into the bile ducts, causing inflammation in these tracts, or
- While pouring into the duodenum, they can cause inflammation of the pancreas, which it uses as a common channel.
The risk of each of these inflammations increases over the years in people with gallbladder stones. Larger stones can also block the duct where the gallbladder connects to the main bile duct and cause inflammation.
Although it is scientifically stated that gallstones larger than 2 centimeters are related to gallbladder cancer, it is not a situation we encounter very often.
There Is No Surgery to Remove Gallstones
The main reason why surgery is recommended for gallstones is the risks and pain of these inflammations. Gallbladder stones may cause intermittent pain or may be present without causing any pain. Surgery is definitely recommended for people with diabetes, even if they do not have any of these conditions.
The main reason for the formation of gallstones is the impairment in the ability of the gallbladder to absorb certain substances in the bile. These substances form precipitates in the gallbladder and are then called stones. This For this reason, there is no surgery to remove gallstones in people with gallstones. The entire gallbladder is removed. Otherwise, the damaged organ will produce stones again.
Gallstones May Cause Jaundice
The fall of gallstones into the main bile duct is a condition that causes jaundice. In this case, the patient consults the physician with severe pain and fever. Stones in the bile ducts are attempted to be removed with a method called ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography). In cases where stones cannot be removed, the surgery becomes larger. Even if the stones are removed, gallbladder surgery is absolutely necessary.
While gallbladder surgeries were performed by the open method in the past, they are now performed almost completely by the closed (laparoscopic) method. In this way, our patients experience much less pain and labor loss. Although some complications occur very rarely, gallbladder surgeries are generally not surgeries to be alarmed by.
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