What complications can occur after gallbladder surgery?
Potential Complications of Surgery
- Bile Leakage. As part of the surgery to remove your gallbladder, clips are used to seal the tube that connected the gallbladder to your main bile duct.
- Bile Duct Injury.
- Injury to Surrounding Structures.
- Colicky Pain.
- Blood Clots.
- Infection.
- Bleeding (Hemorrhage)
- Anesthesia reactions.
How do you know if something is wrong after gallbladder surgery?
Some people develop a wound or internal infection after a gallbladder removal. Signs of a possible infection include increasing pain, swelling or redness, and pus leaking from a wound. See your GP if you develop these symptoms, as you may need a short course of antibiotics.
How common are complications with gallbladder removal?
The frequency of complications associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy varies from 0.5 to 6% [1-4]. The most serious complications are associated with high mortality rate: injury of common bile duct with an incidence of 0.1-0.6% [5, 6], injuries of large blood vessels 0.04-1.22% depending on the study [7].
What is the most feared complication of cholecystectomy?
The most dreaded and morbid complication of cholecystectomy is damage to the common bile duct. Bile duct injuries increased in incidence with the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, but the incidence of this complication has since declined as experience and training in minimally invasive surgery have improved.
Can you still get pain after gallbladder removal?
You may have pain in your upper belly that seems to move, or spread, into your right shoulder. You may also have chest pain that feels like a heart attack. This pain is often very similar to gallbladder pain. But people still have this pain after their gallbladder is removed.
How long does it take for your insides to heal after gallbladder surgery?
Recovering from laparoscopic cholecystectomy will take up to 6 weeks for most people. You may be back to most normal activities in a week or two, but it can take several weeks to return to your normal energy level. You may have some of these symptoms as you recover: Pain in your belly.
How do you know if you are bleeding internally after gallbladder surgery?
Internal bleeding in your chest or abdomen chest pain. dizziness, especially when standing. bruising around your navel or on the sides of your abdomen. nausea.
Can gallstones come back after gallbladder removal?
Residual and recurrent gallstones Sometimes, stones may be left behind after the removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy). Typically, they are found within 3 years after a person has undergone the procedure. Recurrent gallstones continue to develop within the bile ducts after the gallbladder has been removed.
Why does my left side hurt after gallbladder removal?
But people still have this pain after their gallbladder is removed. Sometimes SOD causes pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is a severe swelling and irritation of the pancreas. It may cause stomach pain around the belly button and pain in the left side under the ribs.
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