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Difficulty In Breathing, Vomiting, Obese, High BP. Ultrasound Shows Gall Stone. Is Operation Suggested?
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My mother is obese weight 106 kg height 5 foot and has difficulty breathing smtyms...she has been vomiting much since past few months..
An ultrasound has revealed a gallstone of 17mm...I am not sure if this only is causing the vomiting
Apart from that she has no pain in the stomach..
Should we get her operated ...anesthesist says she is a high risk patient...I want to know if I shud get her operated for this...is the vomiting a sign that the stone is sumptomatic and requires surgery ..she also has high bp..her age is 43
My mother is obese weight 106 kg height 5 foot and has difficulty breathing smtyms...she has been vomiting much since past few months..
An ultrasound has revealed a gallstone of 17mm...I am not sure if this only is causing the vomiting
Apart from that she has no pain in the stomach..
Should we get her operated ...anesthesist says she is a high risk patient...I want to know if I shud get her operated for this...is the vomiting a sign that the stone is sumptomatic and requires surgery ..she also has high bp..her age is 43
Mon, 21 Oct 2013
Please consult a surgical gastroenterologist.with ur mother laproscopic gall bladder removal is not possible as she is obese.surgeon may go on with open cholecystectomy.
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