Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. One of the most common causes of gallbladder inflammation is cholelithiasis, also known as gallstones. The gallbladder is an organ in the digestive ...
The gallbladder is an expandable pear-shaped organ located beneath your liver. The gallbladder stores bile — a dark green fluid that helps your body digest and absorb food. Sometimes this process is ...
The presence of stones in the gallbladder is known as cholelithiasis. There are two types of gallstones: cholesterol stones and bile pigment stones. Cholesterol stones can be pure or mixed (also ...