When your gallbladder is blocked and you’re unable to release bile, your gallbladder is at risk of getting infected or swollen. This causes cholecystitis and oftentimes calls for a cholecystostomy if ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study suggests that the bacteria that cause typhoid fever collect in tiny but persistent communities on gallstones, making the infection particularly hard to fight in so-called ...

New Jersey U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross’s condition has improved since being hospitalized when he developed sepsis due to a gallbladder infection, his team said Tuesday. Norcross, D-1st Dist., is now out ...

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, ...

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The most common cause of cholecystitis is gallstones. Less common causes include severe illness or infection, tumors, and injury or trauma. Cholecystitis is the medical term for gallbladder ...

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 ...

Inside the upper right part of your abdomen, below your liver, is a small, pear-shaped organ called the gallbladder (unless you’ve already had yours removed). The gallbladder’s job is to store and ...

A slice of a gallbladder organoid infected with Salmonella. The organoids are small mini-organs that are cultured in the lab. The organoid is in green, the nuclei are in blue, and Salmonella is red ...

Gallbladder adhesions happen when scar tissue develops around your gallbladder after surgery or an episode of inflammation. Gallbladder adhesions are bands of scar tissue that form on your gallbladder ...