Emergency surgery for female patient with more than 100 gallstones in her gallbladder

A patient in Quy Nhon Nam ward, Gia Lai, had gallbladder pain for many years but did not receive treatment. Doctors recently had surgery to remove more than 100 gallstones.

More than 100 copper-colored stones were removed from the gallbladder of a DTNT patient - Photo: Provided by the hospital

On August 18, Dr. Vo Thanh Nam Binh, deputy director of Gia Lai Central General Hospital, said that the hospital had just performed emergency surgery on a patient with gallstones and a "huge" number of gallstones.

The patient is Ms. DTNT, 54 years old, residing in Quy Nhon Nam ward, Gia Lai. According to Dr. Nguyen Quoc Kha - Deputy Head of General Surgery Department, Ms. T. was hospitalized for emergency care due to severe pain in the right hypochondrium, high fever, and continuous vomiting.

CT scan showed the patient had necrotizing cholecystitis, infection with high white blood cell count, emergency surgery was indicated.

The surgery was performed by doctors Nguyen Quoc Kha, Nguyen Xuan Hiep and Cao Trung Hau.

The surgical team assessed that the biggest difficulty of this case was that the gallstone was stuck in the neck of the gallbladder, causing necrosis. At the same time, the gallbladder was surrounded by surrounding organs, so the risk of damage was high.

After opening the gallbladder, the doctors were surprised by the number of stones contained in the patient's gallbladder. In total, the surgeon removed more than 100 yellow stones from the patient's gallbladder.

DTNT patient is being cared for after surgery to remove gallstones - Photo: Provided by the hospital

Hospital leaders said that patients with gallstones are not rare, the hospital often performs surgery, but with this patient, the number of over 100 stones contained in the gallbladder is extremely rare.

Through medical history, the patient said that he had a history of gallstones but due to subjectivity, he did not have regular check-ups and silently endured the pain. When the amount of stones accumulated too much, the patient was in unbearable pain and went to the hospital.

The patient is currently being monitored for post-operative care and is expected to be discharged in the next few days.

Doctor Nguyen Quoc Kha recommends that people with symptoms of right lower abdominal pain, jaundice, and yellow eyes should see a doctor for early detection of gallstones and bile duct stones.

From there, there are plans to monitor and handle promptly, avoiding delay causing the disease to progress severely, possibly leading to septic shock, sepsis, and life-threatening.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/mo-cap-cuu-nu-benh-nhan-co-hon-100-vien-soi-chua-day-trong-tui-mat-20250818081302811.htm