Gall bladder surgery during pregnancy

Gall bladder surgery during pregnancy is done is many women. But the period of pregnancy plays an important role in the gall bladder surgery during pregnancy.

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If the person prefers to have a laproscopic method of gall bladder surgery during pregnancy then in the later stages of pregnancy the uterus comes in the way since it is bigger during those periods.

Hence doctors won't recommend a laproscopic surgery during later stages. An ultrasound is taken to determine the presence of the gall stones.

It is possible to have pain around the gall bladder without the formation of the gall stones also. This pain could be due to an infection in the gall bladder or improper functioning of the gall bladder.

Before going for a gall bladder surgery during pregnancy a thorough check up should be done to diagnose all the possibilities of the pain.It is possible to treat the pain alone if there is no stone found.

A gall bladder surgery during pregnancy is not a preferred option. Doctors look for an option to do the surgery after the pregnancy period. If possible to wait, they recommend waiting for the pregnancy to end.

Only in case of emergency a gall bladder surgery during pregnancy is done. A gall bladder surgery during pregnancy is done if there is persistent pain in the abdomen and the pain does not subside with other therapies.

If the pregnancy is at the last trimester period then the open surgery like the traditional surgery is done to operate the gall bladder. Miscarriage is possible if the gall bladder surgery during pregnancy is done during the third trimester whereas the second trimester is the recommended period for the gall bladder surgery.

There are many websites that give information on the gall bladder surgery during pregnancy. In some websites doctors and surgeons themselves give advice and suggestions on gall bladder surgery during pregnancy.

A search on the internet using a good search engine would throw you links to these websites. Some minor pains in the gall bladder can be treated with some changes in your diet during pregnancy and then the surgery can be done after pregnancy.

Hormonal changes during pregnancy are found to the cause of the change in the bile level in the gall bladder. Some of the symptoms to look for during pregnancy are vomiting, severe pain near the right rib, and fever during pregnancy. The pain primarily need not be due to gall stones, but also due to dysfunction of the gall bladder.

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