Gall bladder and bile ducts
Gall bladder and bile ducts
Recurring pain in the right upper part of the abdomen is often caused by stones in the gall bladder , which irritate the gall bladder wall and can cause a (painful) inflammation of the organ. Spasmodic pain (so-called colic) can occur when small stones from the gall bladder enter the common bile duct and cause a cholestasis (bile stagnation). Furthermore, gallstones can also lead to a valve-like closure of excretory duct of the pancreas which can cause an inflammation of the pancreas (so-called pancreatitis).
Further details about the therapy...
The surgical treatment of a symptomatic stone gall bladder consists of the removal of the gall bladder (so-called cholecystectomy). This procedure is usually performed using the minimally invasive technique with several small incisions (buttonhole surgery). By now, however, I offer to perform this procedure standardly in SILS technique (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery – minimally invasive surgery via an incision in the navel; so-called scarless surgery). The removal of stones from the bile ducts is usually performed endoscopically (see also the endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract/ ERCP).
