Due to medical advances, the treatment of gallbladder stones has become safer and more efficient, and many patients are aware of the role of the gallbladder. The traditional open removal of the gallbladder has been eliminated and minimally invasive cholecystectomy has come into being, so here are some general knowledge about gallbladder stones and the treatment of gallbladder stones.
First of all, let’s understand the general knowledge of gallbladder stones, the role of the gallbladder is to store and send bile to the intestinal cavity to ensure that the food eaten can be digested. When we don’t eat food, the gallbladder stores the bile, and when we eat food, the gallbladder expels the bile. When we sleep all night, the gallbladder is full of bile, and when we wake up and eat breakfast regularly, the gallbladder will discharge the bile stored overnight to help digest the food, and the gallbladder itself will be relaxed. If you do not eat breakfast, the bile stored overnight will not be discharged regularly.
Next, we will explain the factors that induce gallbladder stones.
1, people who often eat a diet high in sugar, cholesterol and fat are prone to gallbladder stones.
2, people who suffer from biliary parasitic diseases, such as roundworms, liver fluke, etc. are prone to gallbladder stones.
3, female patients should be careful, female hormone increase is prone to gallbladder stones.
4, obese and physically active people are more likely to get gallbladder stones.
5, people with gallbladder and biliary tract infections should be careful with gallbladder stones.
6, patients suffering from certain diseases: diabetes, nephritis, hypothyroidism, hemolytic diseases, etc. should also be careful of gallbladder stones.
7, long-term use of lipid-lowering drugs, also need to be careful of gallbladder stones.
8, emotional instability, such as: long-term mental tension, depression, should also be careful of gallbladder stones.
9, genetics is also a major factor in inducing gallbladder stones.
Lianyungang City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the best treatment for gallbladder stones – minimally invasive bile stone extraction
Minimally invasive cholecystolithotomy is performed with the help of high-tech products laparoscope and fiberoptic choledochoscope. First, the laparoscope is inserted through abdominal puncture with a pneumoperitoneum needle to investigate the location, appearance and adhesions of the gallbladder, and after confirming that the gallbladder is normal outside, a small incision of 2 cm is made under the rib cage to enter the abdomen, tract the gallbladder, and an incision of about 0.5 cm is made at the bottom of the gallbladder to insert the choledochoscope. The choledochoscope is inserted through an incision of about 0.5 cm at the bottom of the gallbladder, and the bile in the gallbladder is aspirated with a negative pressure suction device.
Minimally invasive gallbladder stone extraction technology has the following 4 clinical advantages.
1. Clean and fast stone extraction, minimally invasive removal at one time
Minimally invasive technology has a larger field of vision than traditional open surgery. The basic procedure is to dissect the gallbladder triangle, dissect and clamp the gallbladder duct and gallbladder artery, and then remove the entire gallbladder including stones. If the gallbladder is too large, the gallbladder can be moved to the abdominal wall puncture port, the gallbladder can be incised, the bile can be sucked out by suction, or the stones can be clamped out, and the gallbladder can be taken out of the body after collapse.
2.Only remove stones, no damage to the gallbladder
In minimally invasive bile stone extraction technology, CO2 is injected into the abdominal cavity, which makes the abdomen expand uniformly to form a pneumoperitoneum, the distance of the abdominal space is enlarged, the liver is moved upward, and the internal organs can be clearly displayed on the TV screen, even the tiny blood vessels are clearly displayed, which facilitates the doctor to do the operation carefully and patiently without damaging the internal organs.
3.Small trauma without scarring, work, treatment both
Usually after open surgery, the abdominal wall often leaves a centipede-like incision scar, which is detrimental to the aesthetics, and in function, such as bending and force, may also bring adverse effects on life and work, while minimally invasive bile stone extraction technology only abdominal punching two to three small holes of about 5mm, you can accurately remove the stones in the body. And it also does not leave scars like surgery, which affects the aesthetics. At the same time, traditional surgery requires hospitalization and a long recovery time, at least one month before you can go to work. It is difficult for stone patients to take such a long leave because they are usually busy at work. Minimally invasive stone extraction technology does not need to worry about this, it has no incision, less pain, less trauma, fast recovery, does not affect the work and life, really achieve work, treatment without delay.
4.Good results and quick recovery, save time and money and low cost
The cost of traditional surgery is a lot, adding up to at least thousands of dollars, not including post-operative costs. Minimally invasive lithotripsy, on the other hand, has a single price for anesthesia, surgery, treatment and disposable supplies, and no additional charges will be added. Generally, you can get out of bed in 6 to 8 hours after surgery, and you can get out of bed in as early as 1 or 5 hours. After two days of proper infusion and anti-inflammatory treatment, you can be discharged 3 to 4 days after surgery. With such a low price, the average stone patient can afford to be treated. Of course the minimally invasive gallbladder stone retrieval technique is not suitable for every patient suffering from cholecystitis gallbladder stones, it depends on the specific condition and needs to be combined with certain Chinese herbal medicine treatment after surgery to avoid stone recurrence. Patients should not seek gallbladder preservation for the sake of gallbladder preservation, and it is not advisable to increase the chance of stone remnants or recurrence by pursuing gallbladder preservation.