GALLSTONES AND NO GALLBLADDER?? - Gallbladder Message Board

veree · 09-08-2002, 05:55 PM

Years ago I had gallbladder removed. Now there is a possibility I have gallstones. Can this be?? Has this happened to anyone else?

Tree Frog · 09-09-2002, 09:34 AM

Hi saar1234:

I have heard of this possibility, that some stones were not detected or removed.

Jay Tor · 09-09-2002, 11:13 AM

According to this article, virtually [but not all] gall stones are formed in the gallbladder.

MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia Cholelithiasis
[url="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000273.htm"]http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000273.htm[/url]

Tree Frog · 09-09-2002, 04:27 PM

From that website (under Procedure)-

"The tube (common bile duct) that drains the digestive fluid (bile) from the liver to the small intestine (duodenum) is examined for blockages or stones."

Sometimes stones get left in a duct, and can cause complications. This was in the written material I was given before my surgery, as a possible complication.