Updated November 25, 2014.
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Traditional Gallbladder Disease Treatments
- laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Alternative Treatments
- oral bile acid dissolution therapy
- contact solvent dissolution
- mechanical extraction through a catheter placed into the gallbladder either through the skin or through and endoscope
- fragmentation through shock-wave lithotripsy combined with bile acid dissolution
What are the symptoms of Gallbladder Disease?
Visit our Women's Health Symptoms Guide Index for more information about gallbladder disease and other women's health conditions.Learn More
- Gallstones - Symptoms Treatments Prevention
- What Are Gallstones?
- Women Talk About Gallstones
- Gallbladder Disease Resource Center
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