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Health Encyclopedia: Gallstones And Gallbladder Disease Treatment
- Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease - Treatment
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Prevention
Treatment
Acute pain from gallstones and gallbladder disease is usually treated in the hospital, where diagnostic procedures are performed to rule out other conditions and complications. There are three approaches to gallstone treatment.
- Expectant management ("wait and see")
- Nonsurgical removal of the stones
- Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Expectant Management
Guidelines from the American College of Physicians state that when a person has no symptoms, the risks of both surgical and nonsurgical tre...
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Expert & Community Posts
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A Close Call
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Health Guide
Foot Pain: Introduction
...after which the tendon usually swells and stiffens. If it ruptures, popping sound may occur followed by acute pain similar to a blow at the back of the leg.Insoles, tendon strap, heel cups.Arch... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain
...gradual fashion as soon as the patient feels ready.Therapeutic exercises should not begin until after the acute pain has gone away.Specific Tips for Relieving PainBed rest is no longer recommended... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
...and Skin Diseases, 8 out of 10 people have some type of backache.Back pain can be acute or chronic. Acute pain develops suddenly and goes away within 6 weeks. Chronic pain can come on fast or... Read more »Sickle Cell Disease: Complications
...expresses his or her experience.)Many patients use emergency rooms of large hospitals for treating acute pain. Waiting times are long, and there is no single health care provider who knows the... Read more »Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Treatment
...appropriate and safe for them.Other Conservative ApproachesIce and Warmth. Ice may provide benefit for acute pain. Some patients have reported that alternating warm and cold soaks have been... Read more »
Medications
...swelling (inflammation). It is used to treat arthritis, acute pain, and menstrual pain and... Read more »
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