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Digestive & GastrointestinalMild
Gallstones
Gastroenterology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Mild
Severity
Common — affects a significant proportion of adults, more frequently women, though many cases remain asymptomatic
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Gastroenterology
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Asymptomatic gallstones discovered incidentally often require no treatment beyond monitoring
- 2while symptomatic gallstones are typically treated with surgical removal of the gallbladder
- 3most commonly performed using minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques. Medications to dissolve certain types of gallstones exist but are less commonly used due to limited effectiveness and high recurrence rates. Complications such as blocked bile ducts may require an additional procedure to clear the obstruction before or during gallbladder removal.
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