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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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