how to dissolve gallstones without surgery
1 Surgery to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy). 2  Your doctor may recommend surgery to remove your gallbladder, since gallstones frequently recur. 3  Once your gallbladder is removed, bile flows directly from your liver into your small intestine, rather than being stored in your gallbladder. Your doctor may recommend surgery to remove your gallbladder, since gallstones frequently recur. 2  Once your gallbladder is removed, bile flows directly from your liver into your small intestine, rather than being stored in your gallbladder.