Overview

A mild and intermittent or severe abdominal pain so intense, especially after you eat fatty foods, can be one of most common symptoms of Gallbladder problem. Consult Dr. Vamsi one of the best gallbladder surgeon in Bangalore, to identify gallbladder stone or gallbladder problems and their symptoms, diagnosis, management and treatment with gallbladder diet. Dr. Vamsi provides minimally invasive gallbladder surgery. This gallstone surgery is great for patients who are looking for a way to eliminate disruptive and painful symptoms of your life and allow you to be yourself again.

If you have questions or concerns about gallstone surgery or gallbladder surgery, check-in with Dr. Vamsi office at your convenient locations –Kauvery Hospital Marathahalli, Old HAL Airport, Bangalore, and or at Oyster Clinic, Whitefield, Bangalore. Call the practice today or book your appointment online.

Sometimes, imbalanced diet choices (low-fibre/high-fat) can harm the chemical make-up of bile inside the gallbladder. Under such conditions, the bile starts to show a disproportionate amount of cholesterol, bilirubin, or bile salts. An imbalance of this sort may eventually lead to complications, such as the generation of hard fragments known as the Gallstones. Gallstones can be as small as a sand grain or as big as a golf ball. Gallstones cannot go away on their own but need either treatment or surgical removal. Gallbladder surgery typically means Gallbladder removal.

Why would someone need Gallbladder Surgery? 

If you notice that you have symptoms that may indicate the need for gallbladder treatment or surgery, please consult with your Physician as soon as possible.

Symptoms:

• Severe pain and tenderness in abdomen lasting for several hours
• Pain in the right shoulder blade or back
• Pain that worsens after eating a meal with fatty foods
• Pain when you breathe deeply
• Heartburn, indigestion, and flatulence
• Chest pain
• Bloated feeling/Nausea/Vomiting
• Fever (low-grade/severe)/Chills
• Stools, often light-colored/Dark urine (tea-colored)

Gallstones may cause pain known as ‘biliary colic’ because the gallbladder contracts vigorously against the blockage, causing pain in spasms or constant pain. Gallstones may also impede the smooth functioning of the gallbladder (cholelithiasis), bile duct (choledocholithiasis). It may cause inflammation in the gallbladder (cholecystitis) or pancreas (pancreatitis). In some conditions, your physician may suggest surgical removal of the gallbladder, a procedure known as cholecystectomy (Gallbladder removal Surgery).

Kauvery Hospital Marathahalli, Old HAL Airport, Bangalore has the best Gallbladder Surgeon Dr. Vamsi Krishna in the city and Gallbladder Surgery Cost in Marathahalli is cost effective.

Different types of Gallbladders removal Surgeries:

Cholecystectomy may be recommended if you are experiencing excruciating pain from gallstones. General anesthesia will be administered during all these surgeries (through the vein in the arm) to numb your pain. The surgeon will recommend one of two surgical approaches, depending on your situation:

Traditional (open) cholecystectomy: In this surgery, your surgeon makes a 15-centimeter incision in your abdomen below the ribs on your right side. The muscle and tissue are drawn back to expose the liver and gallbladder. The surgeon will remove the gallbladder and the incision will be sutured. This surgery typically takes one or two hours and you will be shifted to a recovery area. In some cases, only open cholecystectomy will be probable, as in given below conditions.

• Severe inflammation of the bile duct or gallbladder
• Inflammation of the abdominal lining (peritonitis). 
• High pressure in blood vessels in the liver (portal hypertension). 

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

During this laparoscopic cholecystectomy minimally invasive procedure, your surgeon makes four small incisions in your abdomen. A laparoscope will be inserted into your abdomen through one of the incisions and your surgeon then guides a tube with a tiny camera through one of the incisions, and inflate your abdomen with gas to provide enough space to work. They will remove your gallbladder with a tube-like instrument. At this point, your surgeon may also do an imaging test, such as an X-ray or ultrasound, if necessary. Then your incisions are sutured, and you are moved to a recovery room. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy takes one or two hours.

Dr. Vamsi Krishna is one of the Best Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgeon in Marathahalli, Bangalore, skilled surgeon in the field of minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgery, offering advanced Laparoscopic Surgeries procedures, both traditional laparoscopic procedures and robotic-assisted procedures.

What are the other types of Gallbladder Surgery?

For a few conditions like Acute cholecystitis or gallbladder inflammation, surgical removal of the gallbladder may not be a choice. In such circumstances, an endoscopic stent can be placed between the gallbladder and alimentary tract to drain infection in a procedure called Acute cholecystoenterostomy (ACE). This is an Ultrasound-Guided Drainage Procedure. There are many other nonsurgical treatments available for Gallstones, such as:

• Using acid pills for thinning Bile and to dissolve Gallstones
• Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
• Use of MTBE Injection (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) to dissolve Gallstones
• Endoscopic Drainage 
• Percutaneous Cholecystostomy 
• Transmural Drainage 

Some of the Tests and Diagnosis:

1. Blood tests: Your physician may order blood tests for signs of an infection or gallbladder problems.
2. Imaging tests of your Gallbladder: Abdominal ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound, or a computerized tomography (CT) scan 
3. Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan: This scan involves inoculating a radioactive dye that attaches to bile-producing cells so that it can be seen as it travels with the bile through the bile ducts, through your body.

How do you prepare for Gallbladder Surgery?

To prepare for a cholecystectomy, you may have to fast the night before your surgery. You have to tell your physician about all the medications and supplements you generally take. He may ask you to stop taking certain medications and supplements as they can increase the risk of bleeding. Most people go home the same day or stay a day/two after their cholecystectomy, but if the complications arise, you may have to extra-stay in the hospital. 

What are the complications of Gallbladder Surgery?

A cholecystectomy usually carries a small risk of complications including:

• Bile leak
• Bleeding
• Infection
• Injury to nearby structures (Bile duct/Liver/Small intestine)
• Risks of general anesthesia (Blood clots/Pneumonia)

To recapitulate, Gallbladder problems need prompt medical involvement either through surgical or non-surgical treatments. Statistics suggest that about 80% of people who have gallstones will need surgery. You may be able to manage your symptoms for a short time by making changes to your diet. But dietary changes don’t always help prevent gallbladder attacks.

Cholecystectomy is usually a common surgery, and it carries only a small risk of complications. If surgery isn’t an option for you, your physician will prescribe medications to dissolve your gallstones. One may live normally without a gallbladder as your liver produces sufficient bile and can naturally find its way into your small intestine even if your gallbladder is taken-out with healthy lifestyle modifications. However, it is crucial to seek timely help before the Gallbladder complications become deleterious and untreatable.

If you are searching for one of the Best Gallbladder Surgeon in Marathahalli, Bangalore for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Check-in with Dr. Vamsi office at your convenient locations – Kauvery Hospital Marathahalli, Old HAL Airport, Bangalore and or at Oyster Clinic, Whitefield, Bangalore.