- Open gallstone or gallbladder surgery is medically known as cholecystectomy.
- This surgical procedure usually involves the removal of the entire gallbladder because of recurring cases of gallstones or a severe inflammation or injury caused by them.
- Usually, open gallstone surgery is performed after trying non-surgical or laparoscopic procedures to remove the gallstones or the entire gallbladder.
- Some people may also have specific health conditions that need an open gallbladder procedure.
Why Is Cholecystectomy Done?
The doctor may recommend a cholecystectomy if:
- You have gallstones (solid lumps in your gall bladder)
- Your gall bladder is infected, red, or swollen.
- Your gall bladder is cancerous
When to See a Doctor?
You can consult your doctor if you experience the following symptoms:
- Pain in the centre or on the right side of your upper belly
- Pain that gets worse after a heavy meal or is constant
- Pain that you can feel in the tip of your right shoulder blade and your back
- Feeling of fullness
- Nausea, fever, chills, and vomiting
- Jaundice (yellow-looking skin)
What to Expect if You Delay Surgery?
If you delay surgery, then you can expect more severe outcomes, such as:
- Continued pain
- Worsening of symptoms
- Infection or bursting of the gallbladder
- Serious illness and possibly death
- Extensive inflammation
- Cirrhosis (a disease of the liver characterised by inflammation of the cells)
Risks of untreated gall stones include:
- Acute cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder)
- Jaundice
- Inflammation (swelling, redness, and tenderness) of the pancrease
Acute Cholecystitis may have the following complications if not treated on time:
- Advanced cholecystitis
- Gangrenous cholecystitis (blood flow to the gall bladder is cut off)
- Empyema of the gall bladder (accumulation of pus)
- Perforation of the gall bladder
Risks of Chronic Cholecystitis include:
- Mechanical or physiological dysfunction of gall bladder
- Acute biliary colic (pain in the abdomen)
- A more severe form of cholecystitis that requires urgent medical assistance (acute cholecystitis).
- Cholelithiasis (presence of gall stones in the biliary tract)
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What is Gall Stone Surgery (Open Cholecystectomy)?
What is Open Gallstones surgery??
- Open gallstone or gallbladder surgery is medically known as cholecystectomy.
- This surgical procedure usually involves the removal of the entire gallbladder because of recurring cases of gallstones or a severe inflammation or injury caused by them.
- Usually, open gallstone surgery is performed after trying non-surgical or laparoscopic procedures to remove the gallstones or the entire gallbladder.
- Some people may also have specific health conditions that need an open gallbladder procedure.
Why Is Cholecystectomy Done?
The doctor may recommend a cholecystectomy if:
- You have gallstones (solid lumps in your gall bladder)
- Your gall bladder is infected, red, or swollen.
- Your gall bladder is cancerous
When to See a Doctor?
You can consult your doctor if you experience the following symptoms:
- Pain in the centre or on the right side of your upper belly
- Pain that gets worse after a heavy meal or is constant
- Pain that you can feel in the tip of your right shoulder blade and your back
- Feeling of fullness
- Nausea, fever, chills, and vomiting
- Jaundice (yellow-looking skin)
What to Expect if You Delay Surgery?
If you delay surgery, then you can expect more severe outcomes, such as:
- Continued pain
- Worsening of symptoms
- Infection or bursting of the gallbladder
- Serious illness and possibly death
- Extensive inflammation
- Cirrhosis (a disease of the liver characterised by inflammation of the cells)
Risks of untreated gall stones include:
- Acute cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder)
- Jaundice
- Inflammation (swelling, redness, and tenderness) of the pancrease
Acute Cholecystitis may have the following complications if not treated on time:
- Advanced cholecystitis
- Gangrenous cholecystitis (blood flow to the gall bladder is cut off)
- Empyema of the gall bladder (accumulation of pus)
- Perforation of the gall bladder
Risks of Chronic Cholecystitis include:
- Mechanical or physiological dysfunction of gall bladder
- Acute biliary colic (pain in the abdomen)
- A more severe form of cholecystitis that requires urgent medical assistance (acute cholecystitis).
- Cholelithiasis (presence of gall stones in the biliary tract)