Many people have stones in their bodies, but few people think that they will also have stones, such as kidney calculi, gallstones, urinary calculi and so on.
Extracorporeal lithotripsy is only suitable for urinary calculi? However, not all stones can be treated by lithotripsy, which depends on the size of stones. Extracorporeal lithotripsy is only for single urinary calculi below 1 cm and above 0.5 cm without adhesion and encapsulation; Because urinary calculi can be excreted with urine after being crushed. However, there is no discharge channel after the gallstones are crushed, and the only outlet is the common bile duct, which will be blocked after the stones are crushed. At that time, the only choice was surgery to remove stones from the common bile duct. The gallbladder is adjacent to the liver, and the power of the lithotriptor is very high, which may hurt the liver and cause damage to the liver.
Therefore, for gallstones, extracorporeal lithotripsy is incurable and can only be cured by surgery. However, the treatment method also depends on the size of the detected gallstones. If the stone is very small, it can be removed without surgery for the time being, and the condition can be controlled by drugs.
When stones grow up, causing pain or inflammation, patients need active treatment. Taking out stones through surgery can avoid discomfort symptoms such as abdominal pain and indigestion caused by stones rubbing against gallbladder for a long time, and can also avoid damage to gallbladder function caused by stones rubbing against gallbladder for a long time.
The early symptoms of gallstones are not obvious, so many patients do not pay enough attention to them after learning that they have gallstones, indicating that since they have no influence on daily life, there is no need for treatment. Let the stones grow freely, and when the stones are in severe pain, they will find that the loss outweighs the gain!
Therefore, once stones are found, early intervention and treatment must be actively carried out to prevent stones from continuing to grow. We should also choose the correct treatment method, and we must not rush for success. I believe that some remedies or incorrect treatments must be treated scientifically under the guidance of doctors.