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Hi, ive been having a dull pain on the right side of my chest. i was told its gallstones after an ultrasound. are there meds i can take in order to avoid surgery? or is an operation inevitable?
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Discuss with GI : . If you do not have symptoms, the most common treatment is to “wait and see,” because the risks outweigh the benefits. If you have gallbladder symptoms, surgical treatments are preferred. Ursodiol or Chenodiol, which have been shown to dissolve some stones takes 2 yrs. Injecting a solvent known as methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) into the gallbladder to dissolve the gallstone rapidly. are avail
Answered 8/19/2019
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