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Suggest Alternative Means For Treating Gallbladder Than Surgery.

my father is 67 years old he had his ultrasound yesterdAY, It said that he has enlarged liver with diffuse parenchymal disease. Consider hydrops of gallbladder. Does he need to undergo operation to take away gall bladder?? Is this contagious? Is there any other option than operation?/suurgery?
Wed, 30 Dec 2015
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Hi.
I went through your concerns regarding your father medical conditions.
Let me rephrase that your father has gall stones which are asymptomatic with diffuse liver parynchymal disease (liver cirrhosis).
There is high risk of decompensation of liver disease once your father receive general anaesthesia for gall bladder surgery.
I would suggest to wait and see. There is another option of starting capsule ursodeoxycholic acid which can solubilize the gall stones. But it needs at least 6 months. It's a safe drug for your father. It has narrow spectrum of side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headach, dizziness and dyspepsia. But most of patients tolerate it very well
I wish good health for your father.
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Suggest Alternative Means For Treating Gallbladder Than Surgery.

Hi. I went through your concerns regarding your father medical conditions. Let me rephrase that your father has gall stones which are asymptomatic with diffuse liver parynchymal disease (liver cirrhosis). There is high risk of decompensation of liver disease once your father receive general anaesthesia for gall bladder surgery. I would suggest to wait and see. There is another option of starting capsule ursodeoxycholic acid which can solubilize the gall stones. But it needs at least 6 months. It s a safe drug for your father. It has narrow spectrum of side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headach, dizziness and dyspepsia. But most of patients tolerate it very well I wish good health for your father.