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Question
Hello doctor,
I went for an ultrasound and I had chronic cholecystitis, the doctors indicated cholecystectomy. So the doctor asked me if cholecystectomy affects my health and life expectancy? Thank you doctor.
Anonymous client
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Vu Van Quan - Gastroenterologist - Department of General Surgery & Anesthesia, Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Does cholecystectomy affect health and life expectancy? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
According to your description, your gallbladder is chronically inflamed, so the indication for cholecystectomy is reasonable.
The normal gallbladder is the place to regulate bile, it stores some bile and adds this bile to the intestines when we eat (so the gallbladder when hungry is large, when eaten, it will collapse).
When the gallbladder is removed, basically, studies have shown that there can be digestive disturbances in the first time after cholecystectomy, especially with a high-fat diet. But basically, the patient still eats, lives, and works normally. Patients who have had their cholecystectomy still live to old age as people without cholecystectomy.
If you still have questions about whether cholecystectomy affects your health and life expectancy, 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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