GALLBLADDER INFLAMMATION (Cholecystitis)
SYMPTOMS"Severe pain in the upper right abdomen, accompanied by fever, nausea, and vomiting.
Gallbladder inflammation or infection may cause pain which may be described as follows:
Is generally located on the right side of the upper abdomen
May be constant or may become more severe after a heavy meal ...
Gallbladder Inflammation
Gallbladder Scan
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Acute gallbladder inflammation (acute cholecystitis) begins abruptly and subsides gradually. Nausea, vomiting, and severe pain and tenderness in the upper right abdomen are the most common complaints; fever is usual but may be absent.
Symptoms of Gallbladder Inflammation (Acute Cholecystitis)
Between 1 - 3% of people with symptomatic gallstones develop inflammation in the gallbladder (acute cholecystitis), which occurs when stones or sludge obstruct the duct.
Gallbladder Inflammation
Galloway Syndrome
Galloway-Mowat Syndrome
Gallstones
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Gallstones, Open Gallbladder Surgery for
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GALT Deficiency ...
It is usually associated with another gastrointestinal disorder, such as stomach discomfort after eating (dyspepsia), viral infection (acute hepatitis), gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis), stomach inflammation (gastritis), ...
You have gallbladder inflammation, such as may caused by gallstones.
You have a gallbladder infection.
You have congested blood flow through the liver due to heart failure.
You have liver cancer or another cancer that has spread to the liver.
Gallstones are common but cause no symptoms in two out of three people who have them. They sometimes cause problems such as pain, jaundice, pancreatitis, and gallbladder inflammation. Surgery is the usual treatment for gallstones that cause symptoms.
However, even short-term hormone therapy carries some risks, including blood clots and gallbladder inflammation. If HRT is not right for you, there are other treatments that may offer relief.
" The calcification results from chronic cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation) usually associated with gallstones. Patients with a calcified gallbladder have an increased risk of cancer of the gallbladder.
Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) ' This cancer accounts for about 13% of primary liver cancer in the United States. Several conditions increase the risk of developing this cancer, including gallstones, gallbladder inflammation and, sometimes, ...
The most frequent complication is coronary artery aneurysms (ballooning out of vessels in the heart). Other organs may be involved as well (e.g. meningitis , joint inflammation , and gallbladder inflammation).
 See also: Fever, Gallstones, Symptom, Surgery, Cancer
  
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