Many people think of the gallbladder as a "secondary" organ in the body. In fact, it plays an important role in the digestive process: it stores ...

A high-fat diet, obesity, older age, and rapid weight loss can increase your risk of gallbladder disease. Gallstones are the ...

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. A team of ...

Calculous cholecystitis is a gallbladder inflammation that occurs due to the presence of gallstones (cholelithiasis). These gallstones can block the cystic duct, the channel through which bile flows ...

U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross is recovering from a gallbladder infection that progressed to sepsis, his doctor said Tuesday. Norcross, D-1st Dist., underwent surgery to remove his gallbladder and remains ...

Chronic cholecystitis is long-lasting inflammation of the gallbladder. Symptoms may include recurring abdominal pain in the upper right side, nausea, vomiting, and bloating. Cholecystitis is ...

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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital have identified biomarkers in the blood that can be used to distinguish gallbladder cancer from inflammation of the gallbladder.

Tom Ignudo is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Before he joined CBS Philadelphia in 2021, Tom covered high school and college sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He covers breaking ...

New Jersey Congressman Donald Norcross is recovering from a gallbladder infection that led to sepsis, landing him in the ICU. The Democrat, who represents New Jersey’s 1st congressional district, ...

Beloved trance DJ and producer Simon Patterson has pulled out of Luminosity this weekend due to a severe gallbladder infection. He took to social media yesterday and posted about what had happened.