Gallbladder disease refers to several conditions that affect the health and function of the gallbladder—a small, pear-shaped organ that plays an important role in the digestive system. The gallbladder ...

Ischemic cholecystitis is a form of gallbladder inflammation that occurs without gallstones or another form of external compression. It is caused by poor perfusion to the gallbladder tissue. This new ...

Among patients with acute cholecystitis who were managed non-operatively, 38.3% experienced new complications. Delayed cholecystectomy was recommended for younger patients with prior complications. Of ...

Suddenly one day you have pain in the upper right part of your abdomen, that moves around to your back and shoulder. It's so severe that you feel nauseous. These are common symptoms of an inflamed ...

GANGRENE of the gall bladder is a complete necrosis of a portion of the wall in one or more areas, and is frequently followed by perforation. Since 1844, when James Duncan, 1 of the Royal Infirmary in ...

Gallbladder wall thickening can be a sign of a cancerous or noncancerous gallbladder condition. Some conditions other than gallbladder cancer, like hepatitis, can also cause gallbladder thickening.

Surgical treatment for older adults with acute cholecystitis was associated with reduced readmissions and emergency department revisits. Patients in clinical equipoise had similar mortality rates, ...

TRANSIENT fever, pain, ileus and general discomfort are so common after any surgical procedure that development of a new surgical emergency is often masked by these almost routine sequelae. The ...