Question

A 29-year-old woman has colicky right upper quadrant pain and ultrasound-detected gallstones without evidence of cholecystitis or cholangitis. According to NICE guidelines, what is the recommended definitive management?

Accepted Answer

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Answer

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Answer

Oral bile salt therapy

Answer

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Answer

Conservative management with watchful waiting

Practice question

A 29-year-old woman has colicky right upper quadrant pain and ultrasound-detected gallstones without evidence of cholecystitis or cholangitis. According to NICE guidelines, what is the recommended definitive management?