Many gallbladder stones patients will feel "Isn't it just a gallbladder stone? It's no big deal." "Anyway, the stones don't hurt or itch, so don't worry about it."
But gallbladder stones are really like the surface, just a simple stone, as long as they don’t hurt? Today, we will tell you the real "power" of gallbladder stones.
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gallbladder stones What you can see?
Like all patients with gallbladder stones, the most intuitive feeling of gallbladder stones, the harm that can be seen by gallbladder stones is regular pain and discomfort in the upper right abdomen, or the pain and discomfort caused by accident. It’s just that everyone’s pain feels different, either because of swelling or colic, and the pain attack time is different.
Director He Minggang introduced: "Some patients will have obvious patterns in pain in gallbladder stones, but some people will not."
1 Pain after diet
This is one of the pain manifestations of most patients with gallbladder stones. Most of them show swelling, swelling, colicing, or tingling in the upper right abdomen after eating or eating too much. Some patients may also experience nausea and nausea and .
This also causes many patients to worry about gallbladder stone pain after diet, so they dare not eat too much, or even refuse to eat if they are not hungry. This will not only affect their appetite, but also lead to insufficient nutrition intake of the body.
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2 Night pain
Some patients will show night pain, most of which suddenly appear when the sleeping position changes. The stone is moved and embedded in the neck of the gallbladder of . Most of the time, it cannot be relieved immediately, and such long-term pain will directly affect sleep and affect normal work the next day. This can lead to a decrease in sleep quality and even insomnia in the patient.
3 At random
Some patients have no regular attacks in gallbladder stones. They may suddenly occur during the day or at night. After eating, after catching a cold, or after working, they may experience abdominal pain, which will affect normal work or night sleep.
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The harm of those invisible stones should be paid more attention to
"Just seeing the pain of gallbladder stones, the impact and harm of floating on the surface, is far from enough. Behind gallbladder stones, there are actually more harms hidden, and they should be seen and valued." Director He Minggang introduced.
1 The function of the gallbladder is damaged
Regardless of whether the stone is painful or not, the stones are constantly moving in the gallbladder and stimulating the gallbladder wall, which will cause the gallbladder to be repeatedly inflammatory and stimulating the gallbladder wall, and the gallbladder wall gradually produces inflammation and proliferation, fibrosis , gradually shrinks, and slowly loses function until the function is completely lost.
This loss of gallbladder function will not only irreversible, but will also lose the opportunity to preserve gallbladder and retrieve stones.
2 Blocking the bile duct
Stones With physical activity and bile excretion, smaller stones can move into the bile duct to form obstruction. If this blockage is not lifted in time, it can induce complications such as acute cholecystitis , cholangitis , etc.
Acute cholecystitis can cause rapid gallbladder edema and to enlarge. If it is complicated to be infected, it can cause suppuration and perforation of the gallbladder. In addition, acute cholangitis can not only cause organic changes in biliary tract , such as dilation or stenosis, but also shock , consciousness disorders, and life-threatening.
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3 Gillary gangrene perforation
When the stimulation of stones causes inflammatory infection of the gallbladder and is not controlled in time and effectively, as the inflammation infection continues to aggravate, the gallbladder will experience ischemia, necrosis, and even perforation.
Once the gallbladder gangrene perforation occurs, there is a risk of septic shock at any time, and the mortality rate of gallbladder gangrene perforation is even as high as 20% to 36%!
4 Secondary common bile duct stones
When smaller gallbladder stones enter the common bile duct with the excretion of bile, more severe common bile duct stones will occur.
At this time, not only is the stone condition worsening and the difficulty of surgical treatment more difficult, but once the stone causes complete obstruction and the obstruction is not lifted in time, it can even cause acute cholangitis, biliary pancreatitis, , acute liver failure, and life-threatening.
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to avoid the harm of stones, and should be checked and treated early.
Director He Minggang pointed out: "Because the best thing about gallbladder stones is to wear a quiet coat, which infringes the function of the gallbladder day and night, and may even endanger life. Therefore, in clinical practice, we recommend that patients with gallbladder stones have better symptoms regardless of whether they have symptoms or early treatment."
Early examination and treatment can be taken out as early as possible to avoid the continuous stimulation of the stones to the gallbladder, which can greatly reduce the degree of damage to the gallbladder function and increase the chance of successful gallbladder stone collection.
Early examination and early treatment can avoid repeated attacks of stones and affect normal life and work, while avoiding the occurrence of serious complications such as gallbladder gangrene perforation, secondary common bile duct stones, etc., ensuring life safety while reducing the difficulty of treatment.
Currently, the treatment of gallbladder stones is divided into two surgical methods: bile resection and gallbladder stone removal. For patients with no need for bile protection, bile resection surgery can be directly selected.
For patients who need to maintain gallbladder stone collection, the current gallbladder stone collection technology has been maturely applied in clinical practice. For example, the three-scope combined with minimally invasive gallbladder stone collection and transumbar cryptic scar can successfully preserve gallbladder stone collection on the premise that the gallbladder function meets the indications for gallbladder protection, with little trauma and quick recovery. Patients with gallbladder stones who need to maintain gallbladder stone removal can choose as needed.
Because many patients only see the pain effects on the surface of gallbladder stones and ignore the potential harm behind it, there are many patients who cause the gallbladder to lose function and have no choice but to retract the gallbladder, and there are also many patients with serious complications.
Here, experts from Sichuan Stone Disease Hospital remind all patients with gallbladder stones: Early examination and early treatment can seize the best opportunity to preserve gallbladder and obtain stones, and avoid more serious complications. Instead of regretting why you don’t treat it early and cannot save your gallbladder and get stones, it is better to detect stones in time and seek medical treatment as soon as possible, so that the chance of protecting your gallbladder will be greatly increased!
