Mr. Stein's pain
 
Symptoms & History

Physical Findings

Stop & Think

Lab and X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

The Disease

Treatment

Conclusions

Quiz & Evaluation

 Even though it seems our patient has only one remaining stone, it (or they) could be trouble in the future. It looks like his gallbladder is going to have to come out.

Here are some fairly outrageous examples of this condition:

Today, gallbladder surgery is much less of an ordeal than it was in the past. Laproscopic surgery has made this much more tolerable. Here's an example of laproscopic cholecystectomy.

OK, so how about them stones?                                   Back

  

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