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Blocked bile duct
Doctors , If bile duct is blocked due to gallstones So is it possible to remove only stone from bile duct ? Or gallbladder must be removed from body ?
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remove both .. ercp and laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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Yes.it is possible to remove the impacted stone by ERCP
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Gallstones are formed in gallbladder.. stone in bile duct was formed in gall bladder which got slipped in it.. if we remove only the Stone from bile duct by ERCP, then more stones may reform from gallbladder and can slip again. Hence gall bladder shud be removed to prevent further complication
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Dr. Amaldev A
Anesthesiologist
1 yrs exp
Ernakulam
Endoscopically stone can be removed by procedure called ERCP and if still problem persist then may have to go ahead with surgery .. first consult a gastroenterologist
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Dr. Balaji Chittipotula
General Surgeon
11 yrs exp
Srikakulam
First stones in bile duct will be removed and t tube placed and later needs removal of gall bladder
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Dr. Rutik Paresh Gandhi
General Surgery & Gasteroenterology
8 yrs exp
Pune
First blocked stone will be removed by ercp then lap cholecystectomy to be done. Yes u need to remove gall bladder
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
11 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
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