Young man has severe abdominal pain due to gallbladder containing 3,200 stones

On November 3, information from Can Tho General Hospital (CGH) said that on November 1, patient PV, C., born in 1994, from Tra On district, Vinh Long province, was admitted to the emergency room due to severe abdominal pain.

3,200 gallstones were removed from the gallbladder of patient C. (Photo: Pham Tam).

Through clinical examination and ultrasound, the patient was diagnosed with acute cholecystitis due to multiple gallstones and indicated for emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

During surgery, doctors noted acute inflammation of the gallbladder, distension, and edema. After nearly 1 hour, the laparoscopic cholecystectomy was successful.

Quite unusually, patient C's gallbladder contained more than 3,200 stones ranging from 1 - 5mm and many tiny stones. Currently, 2 days after surgery, the patient's health is stable, eating and living almost normally.

Dr. La Van Phu is re-examining a patient after surgery (Photo: Pham Tam).

According to the patient's family, although he was diagnosed with multiple gallstones for over a year, he was afraid that gallbladder removal surgery would affect his health and ability to work, so every time he had pain, he only bought medicine to control it.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/nam-thanh-nien-dau-bung-du-doi-do-tui-mat-chua-3200-vien-soi-20231103143454746.htm