Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. One of the most common causes of gallbladder inflammation is cholelithiasis, also known as gallstones. The gallbladder is an organ in the digestive ...

Your gallbladder is one of those organs that you probably don’t think too much about — unless something goes wrong. Its main function is to store bile, which helps the body break down and digest the ...

Gallstones are stones or lumps that develop in the gallbladder or bile duct when certain substances harden. People with gallstones may not experience symptoms unless their gallbladder becomes inflamed ...