How to effectively prevent gallbladder cancer

The occurrence of each disease generally has some specific factors, and these factors can directly cause the invasion of the disease. Today we will introduce gallbladder cancer to you. This is also a very dangerous disease that people will encounter in their lives. People are often full of fear of cancer. What are the preventive measures for gallbladder cancer? How to treat it?

How to prevent gallbladder cancer?

Patients over 40 years old with obvious symptoms of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis, especially those with a stone diameter greater than 3 cm, obvious thickening and atrophy of the gallbladder wall, or "porcelainization" should have their gallbladder removed. Those who have undergone cholecystostomy due to acute cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, or necrosis should have their gallbladder removed early if there are no contraindications. Benign gallbladder tumors such as adenoma and adenomyoma should be checked regularly or the gallbladder removed in a timely manner. Patients with cystic duct malformations, abnormal pancreaticobiliary duct junction, congenital bile duct dilatation, long-term ulcerative colitis, and long-term exposure to chemical carcinogens should have their gallbladders regularly observed for changes. For each case of gallbladder removal, the abdomen should be opened for examination before closing the abdomen, and frozen section examination should be performed if necessary to detect early gallbladder cancer in a timely manner.

What are the treatments for gallbladder cancer?

Gallbladder cancer should be treated with a comprehensive treatment with surgery as the main method. General treatment includes systemic support, nutritional supplements, and increased diet. When symptoms are related to diet, a low-fat diet can be taken. Pain relief is the same as general treatment. If the pain is difficult to relieve, procaine can be given intravenously or morphine can be used. For advanced cases that cannot be cured, the principle of surgery is to relieve pain and improve the quality of life. The prominent problem of advanced gallbladder cancer is obstructive jaundice caused by cancer invasion of the bile duct. Internal drainage should be considered as much as possible during surgery. Methods of internal drainage include bile duct jejunostomy and bridging internal drainage. For cases with extremely poor systemic conditions, external drainage can also be performed. At present, memory alloy stents have been successfully used in biliary surgery. For patients with bile duct obstruction, stents are placed during surgery to support the bile duct, which can drain bile.

The above is for reference only. If you are not sure about your physical health, you can go to the hospital for a check-up to clarify your physical condition. If you can find it early, you should receive treatment early to avoid delaying the disease and making it worse.