Do gallstones grow fast?

Whether gallstones are growing fast, this can not be generalized, as each person’s physique is not the same, its gallstones grow at a different rate, some people annual physical examination found that there is no change in the gallstones, or even a few years of gallstones have not changed, while some people found that the electric gallstones are growing fast. For single stones less than 3 cm in diameter, no special treatment is needed, and abdominal ultrasound examination should be repeated every 3 to 6 months to see the change of the diameter of the gallstones; for patients with single gallstones more than 3 cm in diameter, surgical removal of stones is needed for treatment, because it is easy to induce cancerous lesions and produce gallbladder cancer, and for patients with multiple gallstones, no matter the diameter is large or small, surgical treatment is recommended, because repeated stimulation of the gallbladder wall by the stones will cause the cancer risk. If the patients have any discomfort, they should go to the hospital in time and should not be careless so as not to delay the treatment.