Acute cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is an organ that sits below your liver and helps your body digest fat. Cholecystitis can become very severe and in most cases ...

Cholangitis and cholecystitis are two conditions that share some similarities but have different causes and symptoms. Cholangitis affects the bile ducts, while cholecystitis affects the gallbladder.

The gallbladder is an expandable pear-shaped organ located beneath your liver. The gallbladder stores bile — a dark green fluid that helps your body digest and absorb food. Sometimes this process is ...

Emphysematous cholecystitis is a rare but serious infection that causes gas to form in the gallbladder’s walls. It stems from acute cholecystitis — inflammation of the gallbladder — and requires ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Cholecystitis is the ...

2.1 Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. The most common cause of acute cholecystitis is gallstones (calculous cholecystitis) blocking the duct that drains the gallbladder (cystic ...