My Grandpa's gallbladder ruptured last
night. And im really scared. He has
diabetes and prostate cancer and really
bad heart problems. Im just wanting to
know his chances! I live 4 hrs away and so
i need to know if i need to get up there.
Hes having some kind of surgery done this
morning. What are the chances that hell
come out of the surgery? and What does it
mean when the gallbladder ruptures?
Rupture of the gallbladder is fatal
condition without surgical intervention.
The gallbladder usually ruptures due to
severe infection of its wall or because of
tumor. After the rupture, all the contents
of the gallbladder (bile and bacteria)
spill into the peritoneal cavity causing
acute diffuse inflammation (peritonitis).
Acute diffuse peritonitis is a serious
condition because an infection can be
easily spread to the whole body, causing
sepsis and septic shock. Surgical
intervention saves a patient’s life if
it is done on time. A prognosis also
depends upon the presence of additional or
previous diseases.
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