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Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name]. | |||
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Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3] | |||
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The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3]. | |||
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The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis. | |||
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Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy]. | |||
==Indications== | |||
*Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name]. | |||
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*Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: | |||
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**[Indication 3] | |||
*The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: | |||
**[Indication 1] | |||
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==Surgery== | |||
*The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis. | |||
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*Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy]. | |||
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Overview
Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].
OR
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]
OR
The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3].
OR
The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.
OR
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
Indications
- Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].
OR
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- [Indication 1]
- [Indication 2]
- [Indication 3]
- The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- [Indication 1]
- [Indication 2]
- [Indication 3]
Surgery
- The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.
OR
- Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
Overview
Nonoperative management is suboptimal (ursodiol, lithotripsy). Cholecystectomy is the therapy of choice.
Surgery
Cholesterol gallstones can sometimes be dissolved by oral ursodeoxycholic acid. Gallstones may recur however, once the drug is stopped. Obstruction of the common bile duct with gallstones can sometimes be relieved by endoscopic retrograde sphinceterotomy (ERS) following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). A common misconception is that the use of ultrasound (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy) can be used to break up gallstones. Although this treatment is highly effective against kidney stones, it can only rarely be used to break up the softer and less brittle gallstones.
Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) has a 99% chance of eliminating the recurrence of cholelithiasis. Only symptomatic patients must be indicated to surgery. The lack of a gall bladder does not seem to have any negative consequences in many people. However, there is a significant proportion of the population, between 5-40%, who develop a condition called postcholecystectomy syndrome.[1] Symptoms include gastrointestinal distress and persistent pain in the upper right abdomen.
There are two surgery options: open procedure and laparoscopic: see the cholecystectomy article for more details.
- Open cholecystectomy procedure: This involves a large incision into the abdomen (laparotomy) below the right lower ribs. A week of hospitalization, normal diet a week after release and normal activity a month after release.
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: 3-4 small puncture holes for camera and instruments (available since the 1980s). Typically same-day release or one night hospital stay, followed by a week of home rest and pain medication. Can resume normal diet and light activity a week after release. (Decreased energy level and minor residual pain for a month or two.) Studies have shown that this procedure is as effective as the more invasive open cholecystectomy, provided the stones are accurately located by cholangiogram prior to the procedure so that they can all be removed. The procedure also has the benefit of reducing operative complications such as bowel perforation and vascular injury.
References
- ↑ "Postcholecystectomy syndrome". WebMD. Retrieved 2007-08-25.