STONE IN GALL BLADDER
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PRATAP
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i would like know about the problem my mother have a 27 mm stone in gall bladder. she is 60 year old. what are probale solution ? as i enquired by doctor advise us to go for surgery. how much expance ? tpa possible for FHPL ? |
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re: STONE IN GALL BLADDER
by Dr J S Chowhan -
May 24th, 2012
1:17 pm
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Dr J S Chowhan
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Dear Mr Pratap We believe that in elderly patients, laparoscopic surgery does apply safely without further enhancing the surgical risks. The complications can be minimized by carefully selecting the patients aged 80 or older by experienced teams rich in technical capabilities operating on such patients. Long life expectancies plus a higher incidence of gallbladder stones increasing along with increasing age has led to a greater number of elderly patients being operated on today for symptomatic gall-bladder stones. Limited functional reserves and the presence of associated chronic comorbidities increase the operative morbidity and mortality of these patients. Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard for the management of gallbladder stones, its safety in elderly patients is still questioned. Many study has been published aimed to assess the end result of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients aged 70 years and older. we feel that laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly patients is really a reliable approach that enables patients to profit from the advantages of minimally invasive surgery without further enhancing the risks of surgery. With regards J.S. Chowhan |