Treatment
Surgical Treatments
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the removal of the gallbladder through several small incisions in the abdomen. To view the gallbladder, a small, lighted tube with a camera is inserted into one of the incisions. Surgical instruments are used to remove the gallbladder through one of the other incisions.
Open Cholecystectomy
Open cholecystectomy is the removal of the gallbladder through a large incision in the abdomen. This is necessary if there is an infection in the abdomen or a great deal of scar tissue.
Nonsurgical Treatments
Your doctor may give you medication to dissolve small stones. It may take months or years for the medication to dissolve all of the stones.
If you are diagnosed with gallstones, follow your doctor's instructions .
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