Eli5 why do they remove the entire gallbladder instead of removing just the stones?

Question

Eli5 why do they remove the entire gallbladder instead of removing just the stones?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Because gallstones are formed by too much bilirubin in the gallbladder bile. You remove the stones, more will be formed by the excess bilirubin. Remove the gallbladder and the problem becomes nil.