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  • Female
  • 45 Years
  • 14/08/2025

My sonography report shows a distended gallbladder with multiple calculi, the largest being 5.9 mm, but no signs of cholecystitis. I'm having slight bloating and pain in that area should I consider surgery or wait it out?

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