GANGRENOUS CHOLECYSTITIS

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Dr. Ashish Vashistha – Best Gallbladder Surgeon in Delhi


Dr. Ashish Vashistha is the Best Gallbladder Surgeon in Delhi, a Senior Robotic laparoscopic surgeon who is HOD Department of Surgery and Robotics Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket Delhi. Explains GANGRENOUS CHOLECYSTITIS

GANGRENOUS CHOLECYSTITIS

I am 67 years old man with type 2 diabetes for the last 17 years. My blood sugar levels remain within normal limits. I had a viral fever for the past 7 days and unfortunately, my sugar levels went out of range. My glycosylated hemoglobin became 9.7 %

 

I am also patient with high blood pressure for the past 7 years and well-controlled on medicines and lifestyle modification. 

 

3 days back I developed severe pain in my chest and it persisted for 2 hours and then disappeared.  I was restless and felt like fainting. I Checked my blood sugar level at home and found 230 IU / ml post-dinner.

 

My family immediately rushed me to our family physician and he did an ECG and some blood tests.

 

ECG and all my blood tests related to my heart came out to be within normal limits. Our family physician suspected Gallbladder stones and cholecystitis.

 

He referred me to Dr. Ashish Vashistha – The best Gallbladder Surgeon in Delhi & BEST LAPAROSCOPIC ROBOTIC SURGEON AT MAX SAKET.

 

I came to the emergency room and Dr. Vashistha’s team evaluated my symptoms, took a detailed history, and also suspected gallbladder stones and cholecystitis.

 

I was sent for diagnostic tests –

 

Ultrasound Abdomen revealed a gall bladder studded with multiple stones with the largestone impacted at the neck of the gall bladder. The gallbladder wall was thick and showed a feature of Gangrenous cholecystitis. This is a fatal complication.

 

Dr. Ashish Vashistha – Best Gallbladder Surgeon in Delhi admitted me to the ICU and did LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTCTOMY after an anesthetic check-up

 

Now I am feeling good and Dr. Ashish Vashistha explained to me risk features of Diabetes in a person having Gall bladder stones

 

Dr. Ashish Vashistha – The best Gallbladder Surgeon in Delhi explained about Symptoms

 

SYMPTOMS

 

  • Pain after eating heavy meals
  • Fever
  • Low blood pressure
  • Confusion
  • General ill feeling
  • Vomitings
  • Pain radiating to the right shoulder

 

The complication can be perforation of the gallbladder or pancreatitis.

 

Management-


 LAPAROSCOPIC / ROBOTIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY