The treatment of choice for silent gallbladder stones is:-: (A) Observation, (B) Chenodeoxycholic acid, (C) Cholecystectomy, (D) Lithotripsy
Answer is A. There was no clear cost benefit and no life-years were gained from prophylactic cholecystectomy, indicating no clear-cut advantages of prophylactic cholecystectomy in asymptomatic cholelithiasis. As a result, in patients with asymptomatic gallstones, expectant management is recommended.