Recurrent gallstones what to do?

Question
Hello doctor,
My mother was born in 1979, had gallstones but had the first operation and it reappeared but now 40mm, recently appeared more liver stones. The doctor asked me, what should I do if the gallstones come back?
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Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Dao Duc Dung - Gastroenterologist - Hepatobiliary tract - Department of Gastroenterology - Hepatobiliary - Urology, Vinmec International General Hospital Times City.
Hello friend,
With the question "What to do with recurrent gallstones?", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
You need to take your mother to the doctor to evaluate the specific condition of the stone and biliary tract. Your mother had surgery for gallstones but there is no specific information about gallstones, common bile duct stones, or intrahepatic bile duct stones. Stones in different locations will have different interventions. The choice to be appropriately evaluated should be based on the stone status and the specific patient's condition. Currently, the effective method applied to cases of gallstones in the liver is percutaneous lithotripsy. Vinmec International General Hospital is one of the centers that well implement this technique.
If you still have questions about gallstones, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
Best regards!