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Suggest Treatment For Kidney And Gallbladder Stone In A Person With Mild COPD
can you have surgery to remove a 1.4cm and a 4mm kidney stone and a 1+cm gallstone at the same time? they are going to remove the gallstone by lapo wouldn t it be just as easy to do the kidney stone at the same time. saving me the pain of two surgeries and other comps. I have mild copd and had a heart attack (1 stent LAD ) 3 years ago. thanks mike.
Wed, 30 Oct 2019
Hi,
Noted your history of having a 1.4 X 4 cm stone in kidney, 1+ cm
stone in galbladder, mild COPD, had heart attack with a stent 3 years ago, wants to know whether both can be operated at the same time to avoid pain twice and complications.
First of all you will have to undergo fitness for anesthesia and surgery by a Pulmonologist and a Cardiologist.
Both the surgeries are not possible as bot are situated at different areas, their surgical approach is different, both are major surgeries hence will need utmost care.
Since Laparoscopy is being done the pain will be minimal for gallbladder removal.
Once you come out of the gallbladder surgery, recover well the Urologist will take over for the kidney stone whihc is a long stone and the approach depends upon the site, whether impacted or not and so on.
Go by the advise of your Doctors.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
Noted your history of having a 1.4 X 4 cm stone in kidney, 1+ cm
stone in galbladder, mild COPD, had heart attack with a stent 3 years ago, wants to know whether both can be operated at the same time to avoid pain twice and complications.
First of all you will have to undergo fitness for anesthesia and surgery by a Pulmonologist and a Cardiologist.
Both the surgeries are not possible as bot are situated at different areas, their surgical approach is different, both are major surgeries hence will need utmost care.
Since Laparoscopy is being done the pain will be minimal for gallbladder removal.
Once you come out of the gallbladder surgery, recover well the Urologist will take over for the kidney stone whihc is a long stone and the approach depends upon the site, whether impacted or not and so on.
Go by the advise of your Doctors.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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