What is the treatment for Gallstones?
Gallbladder surgery with removal of gallbladder along with the stones may be performed in patients when patient is symptomatic. This operation, known as Cholecystectomy, is frequently done using a laparoscope, another thin scope that resembles an endoscope, and is inserted into the abdomen through several small incisions under general anesthesia. The treatment for gallstones that obstruct the common bile duct is by removal of these stones by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or surgery. ERCP involves passage of a thin flexible scope through the mouth and into the duodenum where it is used to evaluate the common bile duct or pancreatic duct.
