Jaundice after whipple procedure

my friend had whipple procedure for pancreatic cancer,she developed jaundice after surgery and was found she had stricture of the common bile duct (surgeon cannot say the reason why she did)and 2 stents were placed which was changed 3 times now but she has alot of discomfort from these stents, abd pain, pain on the right side.she had 3 cycles of chemo and will be getting 5 weeks of radiation (5days a week.small doses the oncologist said)in a couple of weeks..my question is , can her gallbladder be removed if she is getting so much problem with it..her pancreas were not completely removed but she had splenectomy and had the usual diarrhea,nausea, weight loss, hair loss....thanks..