Gallbladder & Biliary Disorder Treatment in Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad | Niraaya Hospital

Gallstones typically cause intermittent colicky pain in the right upper abdomen or epigastric region - often triggered by fatty meals - lasting 30 minutes to several hours, sometimes radiating to the right shoulder. Nausea and vomiting are common. Silent gallstones cause no symptoms and are discovered incidentally. If you have these symptoms in Gandhinagar or Ahmedabad, an ultrasound abdomen is the first investigation.

Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) can dissolve small cholesterol gallstones in some patients - but the process takes years, is only partially effective, and stones recur in the majority when medication is stopped. For symptomatic gallstones causing biliary colic or complications, laparoscopic cholecystectomy provides a permanent, one-time solution and is far preferable to long-term medication.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most commonly performed and safest abdominal surgeries worldwide, with a very low complication rate. Dr. Neel Patel has performed thousands of cholecystectomies. The main risks - bile duct injury, bleeding, infection, and bile leak - are rare in experienced hands and managed appropriately when they occur.

Yes, absolutely. After cholecystectomy, the liver continues producing bile - which now flows continuously and directly from the liver into the duodenum via the common bile duct, rather than being stored and concentrated in the gallbladder. The vast majority of patients adapt completely within a few weeks, with no long-term dietary restrictions. A small minority may experience temporary loose stools for 4-6 weeks after surgery, which typically resolves spontaneously.

Biliary colic is intermittent colicky pain from a stone temporarily obstructing the cystic duct - it resolves when the stone dislodges. Acute cholecystitis is sustained gallbladder inflammation from a persistently impacted stone - the pain is constant, severe, and associated with fever, localised tenderness, and elevated white cell count. Cholecystitis requires hospital admission and urgent surgery.

An untreated CBD stone causes progressive obstructive jaundice, which can lead to acute cholangitis (life-threatening biliary sepsis) and acute pancreatitis. Chronic biliary obstruction causes secondary biliary cirrhosis with liver failure. CBD stones must be treated promptly - usually with ERCP followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Gallbladder polyps greater than 10 mm, any polyp growing more than 2 mm in 6 months, polyps associated with gallstones or symptoms, and polyps in patients over 50 should be treated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to the risk of malignant transformation. Smaller asymptomatic polyps can be followed with ultrasound surveillance.

Niraaya Hospital, near PDPU crossroad, Kudasan, Gandhinagar, offers laparoscopic cholecystectomy and comprehensive biliary management by Dr. Neel Patel (FALS, FIAGES). Patients from Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad access expert gallbladder surgical care at Niraaya Hospital. Call 9979913366 for a consultation.