Treat gallstones: Laparoscopic (& rarely open) cholecystectomy is a common, safe (0.1% mortality rate, complication 2%), & effective treatment that also permits common duct exploration. Dissolution therapy for pure, noncalcified stones is slow, prolonged, & may require lifetime treatment. Shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous cholecystolitotomy, direct instillation of solvent into gallbladder are rarely used today.
Answered 5/14/2012
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Yes. : A laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder) will rid you of those pesky stones.
Answered 5/25/2012
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