Have gallstone, billiary colic attacks, intense pain in right side, shoulder. Is there more risk with mobile versus non-mobile stone?
Patient: Have 1.5cm gallstone. I had 4 billiary colic attacks during the last 2 years, the last one happened 1 day ago. They usually last for 15-30min, very intense pain in my right side and the shoulder. One ultrasound report said that the stone was mobile and the other report that it is non-mobile. What does it mean? Is there more risk with mobile versus non-mobile? Doctor: Hi,Thanks for posting your query.Stones are usually mobile. Mobility is one feature which helps to differentiate stone from a polyp.But sometimes, a stone may get impacted at the neck of bladder. This causes obstruction to the bile flow and results in pain.If you get recurrent attacks of pain, then gallbladder has to be removed.I hope that answers your question.Regards.