Gallbladder Stones (Gallstones): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Explained by Dr. Suresh Kumar S
PACE Hospitals
Gallbladder stones or Gallstones are the hardened pebble-like particles that form in the gallbladder, it is also called as cholelithiasis. There could be a single massive gallstone, hundreds of smaller stones, or a combination of small and large stones in the gallbladder. Usually, until symptoms occur, gallstones are not dangerous. Nevertheless, in the long term as they can cause biliary cholic and various other complications. Treatment is necessary, at least at that time.
Gallbladder stones, or gallstones, are hardened deposits of digestive fluids that form in the gallbladder. They develop due to excess cholesterol, bile imbalances, or poor gallbladder emptying. Symptoms may include severe abdominal pain, nausea, and digestive discomfort, while some people remain asymptomatic. If untreated, gallstones can lead to complications like inflammation, infections, or bile duct blockages. Diagnosis typically involves ultrasound or imaging tests. Treatment options range from lifestyle changes and medications to gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy) in severe cases.
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Gallbladder stones or Gallstones are the hardened pebble-like particles that form in the gallbladder, it is also called as cholelithiasis. There could be a single massive gallstone, hundreds of smaller stones, or a combination of small and large stones in the gallbladder. Usually, until symptoms occur, gallstones are not dangerous. Nevertheless, in the long term as they can cause biliary cholic and various other complications. Treatment is necessary, at least at that time.
పిత్తాశయ చికిత్స, పిత్తాశయ పాలిప్స్ చికిత్స మరియు పిత్తాశయ క్యాన్సర్ కోసం ఎండోస్కోపిక్ ఇంటర్వెన్షన్ మరియు లాపరోస్కోపిక్ శస్త్రచికిత్సలు వంటి చాలా ఆధునిక పద్ధతులు. విజయవంతంగా చికిత్స: కోలిలిథియాసిస్ (పిత్తాశయంలోని పిత్తాశయ రాళ్ళు), కోలెడోకోలిథియాసిస్ (పిత్త వాహికలోని రాళ్ళు), కోలేసిస్టిటిస్ (పిత్తాశయం మంట), పిత్తాశయం పాలిప్స్,
పిత్తాశయ ప్యాంక్రియాటైటిస్ (పిత్తాశయ రాళ్ల వల్ల ప్యాంక్రియాస్ మంట)
Gallstones only cause severe abdominal pain. Symptoms such as abdominal tightness, bloating, indigestion, heartburn, constipation and increased frequency of stools are very common in the general population and are not related to gallstones. Mostly when the patients / treating doctors try to correlate these symptoms with gallstones it leads to unhappiness as these symptoms may not get relieved by a cholecystectomy.
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