Bengaluru: Doctors remove 99 stones from woman's gallbladder
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A 45-year-old woman, who was suffering from severe stomach pain, had 99 stones removed from her gallbladder at a government district hospital in Karnataka's Tumakuru, doctors said today. Upon scanning, doctors found multiple gallbladder stones besides swelling in the anterior abdominal wall (an umbilical hernia). Senior surgeon of the hospital, Dr. Wasim Imran said the woman had multiple complications posing many risks. Here's more.
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Her husband is a daily wage earner
Her husband is a daily wage earner, and their poor financial condition stopped her from getting operated in prestigious hospitals. The operation yesterday went on for almost two-and-half hours, which required cutting open her abdomen to remove the gallbladder stones as well as to operate the "incarcerated hernia." Doctors said three stones were of 12mm size while others ranged between 4mm and 5mm.