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What Will Happen If The Gallbladder Is Not Removed?
hi, my mum whent to have her goldblader out on wedsday this week by key hole , when she came back from surgery they said they dident remove it as it was srunk and would be to dangers for her , i need to no if it is more dangers to leave it in and what could hapen to her
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
Hi, How are you? My name is Dr Suresh Raghavaiah. I am a liver and pancrease specialist and I hope to answer your question today.
I am sorry to hear about your mother's condition.
Gall bladders tend to become thick walled and shrunken in patients who have repeated bouts of inflammation (cholecystitis). This will make it very difficult for the surgeon to remove, especially by laparoscopic (key hole) technique. The normal procedure in such cases would be to do a open cholecystectomy, which involves making a 7-10 cm incision on the abdomen and then removing the gall bladder under vision. The dangers of leaving behind the gall bladder depends on what the original reason for the surgery was. Leaving behind the gall bladder due to stone disease will put the patient at risk for further attacks of cholecystitis, but a still worrisome reason would be if any cancer occurs in teh GB which would mandate that a open cholecystectomy be done.
In summary, I would advice you to consider a open cholecystectomy to avoid future complications.
Hope this helps and hope your mother starts to feel better.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for further details rxsuresh@gmail.com.
Have a great day
Dr Suresh Raghavaiah
I am sorry to hear about your mother's condition.
Gall bladders tend to become thick walled and shrunken in patients who have repeated bouts of inflammation (cholecystitis). This will make it very difficult for the surgeon to remove, especially by laparoscopic (key hole) technique. The normal procedure in such cases would be to do a open cholecystectomy, which involves making a 7-10 cm incision on the abdomen and then removing the gall bladder under vision. The dangers of leaving behind the gall bladder depends on what the original reason for the surgery was. Leaving behind the gall bladder due to stone disease will put the patient at risk for further attacks of cholecystitis, but a still worrisome reason would be if any cancer occurs in teh GB which would mandate that a open cholecystectomy be done.
In summary, I would advice you to consider a open cholecystectomy to avoid future complications.
Hope this helps and hope your mother starts to feel better.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for further details rxsuresh@gmail.com.
Have a great day
Dr Suresh Raghavaiah
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First it is mandatory to mention what was the diagnosis .why they were planning for gallbladder removal .
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