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After a doctor removes the galblader can u get galstones again?

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No: No, how ever some times stones can be formed in the liver ducts called primary hepatic stones, a rare event.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Retained Stones: Gallstones may occasionally exit the gallbladder & get stuck in the bile ducts that connect the liver to the intestine. If these go unnoticed at the time of surgery, these may later cause gallbladder-like symptoms (even)months after surgery--these are called retained stones. Very rarely, new stones may form in the bile duct (even)years after surgery--these are called recurrent stones.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Not usually: Surgery is performed that removes the gallstones & the gallbladder so that gallstones cannot recur. There would be a very rare possibility that a gallstone would remain or recur in the bile duct itself.

Answered 8/27/2012

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