Gallbladder stone 0.8mm and many polyps, should I have surgery to remove the stone?

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Hello doctor! I want to ask 0.8mm gallstones and many polyps, should I have surgery to remove the stones? Thank you doctor for the advice.
Quynh (1990)
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Hello! Before answering the question "Is 0.8mm gallstones and many polyps necessary to remove the stones?" The doctor has two issues that need to be discussed with you.
The first is gallstones: Can cause acute or chronic cholecystitis, with 0.8 cm stones (Perhaps you are mistaken, 0.8 mm cannot be detected) dangerous complications can be stones. Falling out of the cystic duct, into the common bile duct and can cause obstruction in the cystic duct, common bile duct or duodenal papilla (where the bile duct enters the small intestine) causing acute biliary obstruction. This is a potentially life-threatening emergency. Stones can cause chronic cholecystitis and from there can arise dangerous late complications such as cancer. The second is gallbladder polyps: the vast majority are benign, but with polyps larger than 01 cm, or with many polyps, the possibility of cancer is also very large, there are studies showing that this rate can be up to 02 %, although the duration of carcinogenesis can be up to 15 years. The gallbladder only has a simple function to store bile so that after eating, it pours bile into the small intestine to participate in the digestion of food, removing the gallbladder does not have a big impact on health.
I have both stones and many gallbladder polyps, so the risk is more, I should see a specialist to have an early treatment plan to avoid complications later.
You can make an examination at a hospital of Vinmec Health System to receive expert advice from doctors. I wish you good health.

Answered by Specialist Doctor I Dong Xuan Ha - Digestive Endoscopy Doctor - Department of Medical Examination and Internal Medicine - Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital