1,000 stones extracted from liver, gall bladder, bile duct of 39YO man

Hyderabad: More than 1,000 stones, of variable size ranging from 5mm to 50mm, were removed from the liver, gallbladder, and common bile duct of a 39-year-old man at a city hospital here.

The patient from West Bengal had been suffering recurrent attacks of abdominal pain and jaundice for three years and required frequent hospitalizations. He was hospitalized in Kolkata and during evaluation, it was found that there were multiple gallbladder and bile duct stones of variable size ranging from the size of a peanut to that of a lemon. Due to this large number of stones, he developed cholangitis (inflammation of the bile duct system). Endoscopic clearance was attempted twice in Kolkata with no success.

After many unsuccessful treatment attempts, the patient was brought to Medicover Hospital in Hitech City. Dr. Kishore Reddy, consultant liver transplant and hepato pancreato biliary (HPB) surgeon at Medicover, took up his case. The patient's entire biliary system, gallbladder, and liver were blocked with multiple stones ranging from 5mm to 50mm.

Due to the previous unsuccessful attempts at endoscopic clearance, Dr. Kishore Reddy and his team went ahead with the surgical procedure. The patient underwent cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder). The main bile duct was opened and approximately 250 gm of stones (exceeding 1,000 in number) were laboriously removed by the surgeons using different techniques to extract bile duct stones from the proximal ducts and the main bile duct was joined with the intestine (Hepaticojejunostomy). The operation was successful and there were no complications. Five days after the surgery, the man was discharged.

The patient and his family thanked Dr. Kishore Reddy and his team for providing the best treatment and making his life as normal and healthy as before. The patient is now in good health and has returned to his regular daily activities.