Gall Bladder Patients being Sent Home
Despite having painful and debilitating symptoms, some patients are being left on NHS waiting lists for weeks at a time before they are allowed to have gall bladder removal. Although many people have no symptoms at all and gall stones are discovered by chance during a medical examination, some people experience severe abdominal pain or inflammation of the gallbladder. Around one in three people with gallstones develop painful symptoms.
The problem is even worse in other countries who don’t enjoy the benefits of a free national health service. In America, one in five patients with gallstones and severe pain don’t have surgery when they need to. A study by the Mayo Clinic found that almost half of the gallbladder patients were sent home. 20 percent of those sent home ended up back in the emergency department within a month for emergency surgery. Not treating symptomatic patients in a timely manner can lead to more pain and more expense.
In the UK 50,000 people are hospitalised every year to have their gallbladder removed and in the States, the number exceeds one million. Gallstones – small cholesterol deposits that form in the gallbladder, may be more prevalent because of fatty convenience foods, obesity and use of the contraceptive pill.
If you’ve been diagnosed with gallstones, you’re having pain and you don’t want to wait for surgery, you can choose to have your procedure done privately. At The London Obesity Clinic you’ll be in the experienced hands of Mr Sanjay Agrawal, the only bariatric surgeon in the UK to be certified ‘Surgeon of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery’ by the Surgical Review Corporation. He has undertaken more than 2000 general surgical procedures and can help you when you need it most, hopefully avoiding complications and emergency surgery in the future. If you’ve been having abdominal pain and you’re not sure if you have gallstones, we also offer expert diagnosis and guidance for you. You can make an express appointment for a time that suits you and we offer an entirely FREE first consultation so if you’re not sure you can talk to us first.
The problem is even worse in other countries who don’t enjoy the benefits of a free national health service. In America, one in five patients with gallstones and severe pain don’t have surgery when they need to. A study by the Mayo Clinic found that almost half of the gallbladder patients were sent home. 20 percent of those sent home ended up back in the emergency department within a month for emergency surgery. Not treating symptomatic patients in a timely manner can lead to more pain and more expense.
In the UK 50,000 people are hospitalised every year to have their gallbladder removed and in the States, the number exceeds one million. Gallstones – small cholesterol deposits that form in the gallbladder, may be more prevalent because of fatty convenience foods, obesity and use of the contraceptive pill.
If you’ve been diagnosed with gallstones, you’re having pain and you don’t want to wait for surgery, you can choose to have your procedure done privately. At The London Obesity Clinic you’ll be in the experienced hands of Mr Sanjay Agrawal, the only bariatric surgeon in the UK to be certified ‘Surgeon of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery’ by the Surgical Review Corporation. He has undertaken more than 2000 general surgical procedures and can help you when you need it most, hopefully avoiding complications and emergency surgery in the future. If you’ve been having abdominal pain and you’re not sure if you have gallstones, we also offer expert diagnosis and guidance for you. You can make an express appointment for a time that suits you and we offer an entirely FREE first consultation so if you’re not sure you can talk to us first.