Having gallstones without removing the gallbladder may lead to complications such as recurrent biliary colic, cholangitis, pancreatitis, gallbladder fluid, and gallbladder cancer.
When gallstones are not removed from the gallbladder the stones may become embedded in the neck of the gallbladder, causing biliary colic and gallbladder effusion to occur; small stones may fall into the bile ducts and become embedded in the bile ducts, leading to choledochal stones, cholangitis, and pancreatitis; chronic perforation of the gallbladder due to inflammation of the gallbladder caused by the stone compression may occur as a result of a cholecystoduodenal fistula or cholecystocolonic fistula; and prolonged stimulation of the stone and inflammation may lead to gallbladder cancer.
Gallstones not removed may also have other complications, therefore, patients with gallstones should go to the hospital in a timely manner, after the doctor’s comprehensive assessment of the formal treatment, to avoid further development of the disease leading to serious complications.