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Can you get kidney stones if your gallbladder is removed?
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Yes: Different plumbing systems, completely different organ connections.
Answered 6/6/2018
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Not usually: The formation of stones in these two organs are not usually related.
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Yes: They are two different systems entirely and removing a gallbladder has no effect on the kidney.
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