Gallbladder

Acute cholecystitis occurs suddenly with intense and constant pain over the right upper abdomen. It is commonly presented with fever too. It occurs when the gallstone jams at the gallbladder neck, preventing the bile juice in the gallbladder from flowing out into the bile duct.

A healthy gallbladder will contract when we eat to supply the bile juice via the bile duct to the duodenum for digestion. Biliary colic is pain that occurs when a gallstone blocks the outlet of the gallbladder; one will experience colicky/intermittent pain over the right side of the upper abdomen.

Gall Bladder polyps are abnormal growths of tissue that develop in the inner lining of the gall bladder. These polyps are often harmless but can indicate the presence of another gallbladder problem and, in rare cases, could be cancerous.

Cholelithiasis is a condition in which gallstones form in the gall bladder. Gallstone disease includes a spectrum of conditions, including biliary colic, acute cholecystitis, ascending cholangitis, jaundice and gallstone pancreatitis.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to remove the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the abdomen, just under the liver. It stores bile, a digestive fluid that helps break down fats.

Perforated cholecystitis is a severe form of acute cholecystitis when it is not identified and treated early. When the gallbladder becomes more swollen, the blood supply to the gallbladder gets cut off, and it turns gangrenous.