A few days ago, 70-year-old Grandma Zhang's back hurt severely, which seriously affected her sleep, and she thought it was an old problem with the lumbar spine, but she didn't expect that her hand joints were also painful and swollen. She suspected rheumatoid arthritis and went to Jinshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University for treatment.
After questioning and physical examination, Grandma Zhang was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, but the result of high bilirubin on the test report attracted the attention of Director Bao Xiaorong of the Department of Nephrology. Under Bao Xiaorong's questioning, Grandma Zhang took out a physical examination report that she had done in the outer hospital, which showed that "the common bile duct is about 8mm wide, and the gallbladder is enlarged and has multiple stones". Combined with Grandma Zhang's symptoms, Bao Xiaorong told Grandma Zhang to deal with gallstones first, otherwise it would cause serious consequences.
But Grandma Zhang felt that it was just a sore back, why did she have to "go under the knife", and besides, this gallbladder stone grew more than 20 years ago, and it has been safe and sound. In order to dispel Grandma Zhang's doubts, the doctor recommended another ultrasound. As expected, the results of the examination showed that the gallbladder at this time was 50 mm fatter than it was more than a month ago. Grandma Zhang needs immediate surgery.
On September 27, Huang Wenhai, director of the Department of General Surgery of Jinshan Hospital, led a team to remove her gallbladder using minimally invasive techniques. After careful operation, the doctors successfully removed the "hypertrophied" gallbladder, the normal gallbladder diameter is 5-8 cm, and the diameter of Grandma Zhang's gallbladder is more than 16 cm. After dissecting the gallbladder, 14 multiple bile pigment stones were visible, the largest of which reached 4.5 centimeters in diameter, comparable to a large egg, and some 2 centimeters and 1 centimeters...... The smallest is also 0.5 cm.
After the operation, Grandma Zhang recovered well and she was finally able to sleep well. "The doctors really think about our patients and save me from unimaginable pain. My back doesn't hurt anymore and I can finally get a good night's sleep! ”
The doctor reminds that the production of gallstones is closely related to the usual eating habits and living habits, and you should maintain good eating habits, eat as little high-oil, high-fat and high-cholesterol foods as possible, exercise appropriately, drink more water, and eat three meals a day on time. Everyone's gallbladder morphology is different, and it is recommended that everyone have an ultrasound examination at least once a year in order to detect gallbladder-related diseases in time. Once you find that there is a problem with your gallbladder, remember to go to the hospital in time and deal with it as soon as possible to avoid the deterioration of the condition and bring more harm to the body.
Reporter: Yang Huicong, Zhu Lei
Correspondent: Zhang Huisheng
Editor: Chen Weiting
Editors: Yu Lanting, Chen Weiting
Review: Chen Jianjun, Lin Kun