When we talk about the stone, most of people either think of Kidney stone or Bladder Stone. However, there is another type of  stone happened in the Gallbladder, the organ that is still unwell-known. According to that, the diseases happened in the Gallbladder are also  not usually found. Consequently, in this article we would like to introduce you about the Gallbladder as well as the Gallstone so that you can observe its symptoms by yourself in the future.

What causes the Gallstone?

Dr. Hasun Moohamud, a General surgeon in Gallstone Surgery at Phyathai 1 Hospital has simply explained about this topic as follows:

“The Gallbladder has a pear-shape figure”

It has 4 inches long with  pear-shaped figure located under the liver, on the upper part, right side of abdomen cavity working as a dam storing the bile from the liver. The bile then helps to digest and absorbs fats from foods we intake. However, if you consume too much food riching in fat and cholesterol, laterly, the body will not be able to digest them all, the fat will be accumulated  inside your body including the Gallbladder. Afterward, the bile in the Gallbladder will become unbalanced and be crystallized as cholesterol then limestone from calcium will attach to it resulting in Gallstones.

What are the symptoms of Gallstones?

There are a lot of Gallstone patients with no symptoms so they do not realize having it until the doctor has found while treating another disease. The doctor will then diagnose to see how a condition can be treated based on the symptoms as well as the patient’s health.

The primary signs of the Gallstone are pain in the abdomen and Gaunt, while patients might think that it happens from indigestion. You have to observe whether the pain happens under the chest bone or the xiphoid then spreads to the back especially right after you consume fatty food. It you have it, there is a chance of having the Gallstone. However, the symptoms will last for several hours and come back after several weeks. Nevertheless, in case of sudden Gallstone, you will have a abdominal pain around the right part part of the costa border bone after being pressed along with fever, nausea and vomiting meaning you should visit the doctor immediately.

What are the diagnostic processes?

Dr. Hasun Moohamud explains the steps as follows:

• • It starts from asking about  patient’s information and the symptoms. The patient’s relatives should be able to tell the clear symptoms and the time when they start to occur, so that the doctor can provide more  diagnosis.

• • The doctor will do some test, such as, blood test to see how your liver works and to detect the infection whether you have the Pancreatitis.

• • If the doctor suspect you for having the Gallstone, you will have to receive an ultrasound on your upper abdominal area.

• • If the doctor find the possibility of having the stone gets into the bile duct, the doctor will insert a micro camera to see the Bile duct. If there is stone, the doctor will provide a treatment  by lasso technique.

After the diagnosis, the doctor will explain  to the patient about the disease to select the best treatment alternative.

Dr. Hasun Moohamud
General Cancer Surgeon and Gallstone Surgery Specialist
Phyathai 1 Hospital
Tel: +662-201-4600 ext. 2185, 2285