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They found a small amount of sludge in my gallbladder on an us and i had some pain but they said my hida scan was 40%. will they perform surgery still?

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Depends: Sludge in of itself is not an indication for cholecystectomy. But of you are having biliary colic with sludge then that is a distinct option to be addressed by you and your surgeon.

Answered 3/7/2014

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