Right-side abdominal pain after eating can signal gallstones, liver infection, ulcers or indigestion. Doctor explain causes, ...

Not giving patients antibiotics after surgery to remove an inflamed and enlarged gallbladder did not lead to a greater incidence of infections, according to a study published in JAMA. About 20 percent ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many women have to undergo gallbladder surgery during pregnancy A gynaecologist explains the risks this can pose to both ...