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Question
Hello doctor,
My mother this year 69 years old went to ultrasound with gallstones 6mm - 12mm with abdominal pain many times. During this time, due to the epidemic, my mother did not dare to go to the hospital. So the doctor asked me how to treat 6-12mm gallstones? Does my mother need to go to the hospital for surgery? If not, is there any medicine to take at this time, can I go to the hospital until the epidemic subsides? Thank you doctor.
Anonymous client
Answer
Answered by Master, Specialist II Phan Thi Minh Huong - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “How to treat gallstones 6 - 12mm? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Your mother has gallstones but you do not tell the doctor whether it is gallstones or biliary tract, ultrasound images have cholangitis or cholecystitis, accompanying symptoms your mother's disease (fever, yellow eyes, ...), your mother's disease (such as diabetes),...so the doctor can't give you exact advice. In case if your mother has a fever, yellow skin, eyes, right lower quadrant abdominal pain, abdominal distension, increased pain when eating, you should take her to the hospital immediately. In the clinical case without the above symptoms and only mild pain in the right lower quadrant, it is necessary to closely monitor the progress of abdominal pain and symptoms as mentioned above for timely treatment.
You need to pay attention to the mother's diet: Limit greasy foods, you can use temporary spasm relievers when pain such as Meteospasmyl 6 tablets 3 times a day or Nospa 40mg 3 tablets 3 times a day.
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