Treatment without surgery cholelithiasis: possible, but extremely rare

Gallstone disease is a fairly common and dangerous disease, which very often leads to an operation known as cholecystectomy. To date, this is one of the most frequent surgical interventions and, in spite of the fact that in most cases it is performed laparoscopically, that is, with minimal surgical intervention, all the same its consequences for the body are serious enough, and for those who have thus been cured Cholelithiasis, the diet after surgery should be very strict and observed throughout life, many would like to avoid such an operation.

Since at present, the reasons for the development of cholelithiasis have not been sufficiently elucidated , and accordingly, it is not known how to prevent it, then preventive measures are ineffective. But it is precisely known that if the stones in the gall bladder are formed, then it is almost impossible to get rid of them alone - treatment without surgery for cholelithiasis without the specialist's recommendation is impossible, but there are effective medical methods.

Treatment without surgery for cholelithiasis can be medicated: there are drugs that help dissolve some varieties of stones. This method is not effective in all cases, because the stones must have a certain nature, namely, to be cholesteric and to have small dimensions. They should be located in such a way that the bile ducts are not clogged, and the gallbladder should function normally. Cases in which stones in the gallbladder are amenable to such treatment are not so many, and the likelihood that this method may suit an individual patient is very small. But even in the case when, judging by the results of research, this method can be approached, it can still be ineffective, and if we take into account the high cost of drugs and the long duration of treatment, then the possibility of using it is not available to everyone.

There is still a kind of drug treatment, like contact percutaneous transhepatic litholysis. Such treatment without surgery of cholelithiasis can be called non-operative rather conditionally, since a puncture of the abdominal wall and gall bladder is still performed, through which special preparations are made through the catheter to dissolve the stones. This is a relatively new and therefore very expensive method, and few specialists have sufficient skills. In addition, if you get into some mucous membranes, such drugs can cause their inflammatory and ulcerative lesions. Such treatment without surgery for cholelithiasis can last several weeks. Indications for him are the same as in the above case.

Recently, this method of removing stones from the gallbladder, such as extracorporeal shock-wave lithotrepsy, or destruction of stones in the gallbladder by a wave directed from the outside has become widely known. Despite the seeming simplicity, such treatment without surgery of cholelithiasis has many contraindications, and the probability of complications after it is quite high. Thus, you can remove stones no more than average sizes, preferably single. The functioning of the gallbladder should be normal, and the ducts must be passable, otherwise serious problems may arise.

Thus, in spite of the fact that today there is not one way by which treatment can be performed without a cholelithiasis, all of them are still imperfect, expensive, and after their application, relapses are very likely, and their use is very Narrow, so they can not yet become a real alternative to the operation. Do not count on folk treatment of cholelithiasis - its danger is not only that, counting on a miracle, you can seriously start the disease, but also provoke the movement of stones that can clog the ducts, which will lead to an urgent operation. The planned operation is still preferable, since it is done not in a hurry and by the doctor you chose, and it is in the clinic where the methods that suit you are used and all the necessary conditions are created.