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Hello doctor!
My grandmother is 86 years old this year, my grandmother has a stomachache, going to the doctor, the doctor said that the gallstones are now big and have gallstones, so now she can't operate and only inject pain relief. Doctor, let me ask you, apart from pain relief injection, is there any other method to treat gallstones and gallbladder sludge?
Looking forward to your advice, thank you doctor!
Vu Hai Hue (1994)
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Hello!
With the question "Besides pain relief injection, is there any other method to treat gallstones and gallbladder sludge? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Regarding your grandmother's case, with the information you sent, the doctor has not determined where the stones are in the bile duct (stones in the gallbladder, in the common bile duct). or stones in the liver,...) and I don't know if she has any other diseases besides this gallstone disease (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory disease,...). However, regardless of the location of the stone, there is a systemic disease associated with it, your grandmother's case should still be comprehensively re-evaluated and the possibility of surgery should be prioritized if her health allows. You should take her to a medical facility capable of re-evaluating the condition of gallstones and her health status to have an appropriate solution (will prioritize surgery if possible).
If you still have questions about other than pain relief injections, are there any other methods to treat gallstones and gallbladder sludge, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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Answered by Master, Doctor Vu Van Quan - Gastroenterologist - Department of General Surgery & Anesthesia, Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital
