What should I do if I have a 1 cm gallstone?

In daily life, many people will find gallstones of about 1 cm in size during routine physical examinations. This makes people feel very panicked and often don’t know how to deal with it. In fact, if gallstones of about 1 cm in size have no obvious symptoms, regular check-ups are sufficient. If there is a tendency to grow gradually, lithotripsy is required.

Long-term stimulation of gallstones in the gallbladder can cause inflammation and cancer of the gallbladder. The general clinical treatment principle is that stones smaller than 0.2 cm can be checked regularly every 3 months, while stones larger than 0.2 cm must be treated surgically. Or appropriate medication. From a health perspective, this must be treated actively and effectively to avoid further serious complications.

1. Treatment of gallstones: It is recommended to use "double-mirror combined cholecystolithotomy" to inject CO2 into the abdominal cavity to make the abdomen expand evenly to form pneumoperitoneum, enlarge the abdominal cavity space, and move the liver upward. All internal organs can be clearly displayed on the TV screen, even the tiny blood vessels are clearly shown, which is conducive to the doctor to perform the operation carefully and patiently without damaging the internal organs.

Second, you must pay attention to limiting the cholesterol content in food. Foods high in cholesterol, such as animal offal, egg yolks, fish roe, crab roe, etc., should be avoided as much as possible. Treatment options include lithotripsy.

3. If there are no obvious symptoms and the stone diameter does not exceed 3 cm, you can continue with conservative observation and treatment, and check again every six months. Pay attention to your diet, do not eat high-fat, high-cholesterol, raw or cold foods, eat more light and easily digestible foods, eat small meals frequently, and do not overeat.

If you experience symptoms of cholecystitis frequently or have gallbladder polyps, you should consider laparoscopic cholecystectomy.