| By using an ultrasound scanner we can
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| | dissolution therapy.
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| detect the gallstones painless and quick.
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| | Cholecystectomy is an operation that
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| To test the liver's function blood
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| | removes the gallstones and the
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| samples are taken. Other useful tests
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| | gallbladder together. If there are
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| are: CT- scan and a MRI scan.
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| | removed only the gallstones, there are
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| CT -means computerised tomography and
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| | high chances that gallstones to be
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| slices the body with X-rays.
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| | formed once again. In almost all cases
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| MRI-means magnetic resonance imaging and
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| | the removing of the gallbladder is done
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| pictures of the internal organs without
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| | by laparosopic and keyhole surgery.
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| X-rays, is very useful for checking the
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| | Usually those operations allow the
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| bile ducts.
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| | patient to go home after one day in the
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| Oral cholecystogram is an X-ray
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| | hospital and to return to normal
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| examination which shows if the
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| | activities. Laparoscopic involves four
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| gallbladder is capable of contraction.
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| | cuts in the abdomen of 1 cm and the use
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| ERCP meaning endoscopic retrograde
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| | of a tiny camera to see the gallbladder,
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| cholangio-pancreatography is used to
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| | through the other cuts other instruments
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| determine exactly if the patients has
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| | are placed in the abdomen. Traditional
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| gallstones in the bile ducts. Under
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| | cholecystectomy involves a cut of 9 and
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| sedation an endoscope is introduced down
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| | 18cm long, but in this case the patient
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| the gullet and into the duodenum and a
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| | will have to stay in the hospital for at
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| very thin tube is placed into the duct at
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| | least five days and won't be able to
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| the place where it enters the duodenum.
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| | return to work for six to eight weeks.
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| The duct is injected with a dye and after
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| | Complications after gallbladder surgery
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| X-raying one can see if there are
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| | are very rare and with no long term
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| gallstones. So, this way the gallstones
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| | effects.
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| may be removed.
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| | The patients are feeling well after the
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| Using medicines a specific type of
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| | operation and the pain has disappeared,
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| gallstone can be dissolved with
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| | so they no longer have to avoid fatty
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| dissolution therapy. If the patient is
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| | foods.
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| not willing to have an operation than the
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| | What to do at home when an attack of pain
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| alternative is to use ursodeoxycholic
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| | repeats: Painful attacks are to be
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| acid although by using this method it may
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| | treated with painkillers. Keeping a low
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| happen that the gallstone is coming back.
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| | fat diet and placing something warm on
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| Gallstones have to be of a small to
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| | the pain spot are also helpful methods.
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| medium size and to show up on plain
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| | If you have gallbladder and no symptoms
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| X-rays and the gallbladder to contract.
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| | appear then no treatment is required,
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| Lithotripsy is a technique that uses
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| | there are also many alternative
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| sound energy, but it hasn't been used so
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| | treatments which can be applied, if they
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| much on gallstones, the fragments will
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| | are not effective surgery is highly
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| still need to be removed by ERCP or
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| | recommended.
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