Gallstones are stones found in the gallbladder, an organ which stores the bile for digesting fats. The stones can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a pingpong ball. Gallstones form because of too much cholesterol and hence are common among people who are obese. These stones cause problems when […]

Gallstones or stones for short are lumps of different chemicals (e.g. cholesterol, calcium, bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate, etc.) that solidified or hardened in the gallbladder or bile duct that causes inflammation and pain in the liver or pancreas when the gall used for digestion is blocked. The size of the gallstones can be as small […]

Cholecytitis is an inflammation of the gall bladder. It is due to the blockage of the cystic duct. Usually, what causes the obstruction is a gallstone (calculous cholecytitis). The inflammation may be sterile or bacterial, while the obstruction can be acalulous or due to sludge. Although, it is believed that the inflammation is more of […]