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Gall bladder stones
My wife has multiple calculi in gb one is 7mm.is it necessary to operate? Her hb is 5-6? Will operation be possible with this hemoglobin?
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1. Multiple Gall stones. One 7mm size
2. Is it necessary to operate?
Gall bladder stone surgery is performed as per the indications. Let the Surgeon evaluate and decide.
3. Her Haemoglobin is 5-6. Will operation be
possible with this Hb
Haemoglobin level has to be increased with medical management upto required level, then only Surgery will be done.
Next Steps
Advised Surgical/Medical management
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Dietary manipulations
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She will require iron supplements/intravenous iron to being up her Hb before any surgery can be done.
She will require surgery at some point since there are multiple calculi.
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Need for surgery depends on her symptoms and further parameters. No elective surgery will be performed at such hb levels
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Kindly consult over call
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Dr. Raiba Deshmukh
General Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Pune
Need to improve her hb..
Surgery can be done after medicine and Anasthesia fitness
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
13 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Hb correction followed by surgery
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