The Courvoisier sign refers to a gallbladder that has become swollen due to the buildup of bile. It is also known as Courvoisier’s law. If you have this condition, your doctor will be able to feel ...

The gallbladder acts as a storage reservoir for bile, a fluid essential for breaking down dietary fats. Biliary colic often strikes after fatty meals when the organ contracts against a blockage. Pain ...

Adenomyomatosis is a condition where the walls of your gallbladder become thickened. Although adenomyomatosis is noncancerous, it can look like cancer in imaging tests. Your gallbladder is a small ...

Bile duct and gallbladder cancers develop in organs deep inside the body, making them difficult to detect. Knowing the signs of these rare cancers may help with earlier detection. Gallbladder cancer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gallbladder polyps are abnormal growths inside the gallbladder, the small organ in the upper right abdomen that stores digestive bile. Inflammation, cholesterol, abnormal cell growth, and, in rare ...