1000+ gall bladder stones removed from 55 yr old diabetic woman by Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes

Chennai, February 16^th, 2023: Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre today exhibited a truly unique and rare feat in the field medical sciences by extracting 1,241 stones from a 55year old chronic diabetic woman, by performing a specialised laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure. The patient suffering from diabetes for more than a decade was admitted at the Gopalapuram centre a week ago with symptoms namely constipation, gastritis, bloating, right abdominal pain and significant loss of appetite. Post diagnosis, the ultrasound of the abdomen revealed that the patient had multiple gallstones and basis assessing the present conditions and parameters by a team of senior experts she was advised to undergo an immediate surgery procedure.  

Dr. R. Balamurugan, Laparoscopic Surgeon – Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre and Medical Superintendent of SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre commented “Post the ultrasound detection, we could sense the need for an urgent intervention due to the critical situation and the uneasiness of the patient. Upon performing the surgery, we were shocked to see an alarming number of 1241 stones in the gall bladder, and this was the highest that I have witnessed in my overall years of medical practice.”

Dr. Brijendra Kumar, Assistant Director and Consultant Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, said “Diabetic patients are more prone to having gall bladder stone formation due to hypertriglyceridemia, obesity and intestinal dysmotility. He also added that the detection at the right time turned out to be a life-saver in the current circumstance of the patient.” 

Dr. R.M. Anjana, Managing Director and Consultant Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, said “Our professional display of timely diagnosis, intervention and the successful removal of the gall bladder stones by our team of Laparoscopic and Diabetology experts will prevent future complications like infections, pancreatitis, jaundice and even the rare chances of the patient suffering from gall bladder cancer. She is now stable at our centre and responding well to the post treatment procedures.” 

This procedure was performed under the supervision and guidance of the above mentioned team of senior experts and Dr. J. Sathish Babu – Senior Anaesthetist from Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre. 

Gall bladder complications are highly common among people with diabetes, and they encounter several symptoms and complications associated if being diagnosed as a chronic diabetic. Avoiding high fat food and over excessive dieting can prevent the formation of gall bladder stones.  Timely detection and medical intervention at speciality centres play a crucial role with diagnosis, treatment, surgery and recovery. 

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