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Organ in humans and other vertebrates
In vertebrates, the gallbladder, also known as the cholecyst, is a small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before it is released into
Gallbladder
Inflammation of the gallbladder
the gallbladder. Symptoms include right upper abdominal pain, pain in the right shoulder, nausea, vomiting, and occasionally fever. Often gallbladder attacks
Cholecystitis
Disease where stones form in the gallbladder
A gallstone is a stone formed within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components. The term cholelithiasis may refer to the presence of gallstones
Gallstone
Surgical removal of the gallbladder
is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. It is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. In 2011, cholecystectomy
Cholecystectomy
Medical condition
Gallbladder cancer is a relatively uncommon cancer, with an incidence of fewer than 2 cases per 100,000 people per year in the United States. It is less
Gallbladder_cancer
Medical condition
Porcelain gallbladder is a calcification of the gallbladder believed to be brought on by excessive gallstones, although the exact cause is not clear.
Porcelain_gallbladder
Medical condition
Gallbladder diseases are diseases involving the gallbladder and is closely linked to biliary disease, with the most common cause being gallstones (cholelithiasis)
Gallbladder_disease
Practice in alternative medicine
The gallbladder flush or liver cleanse is an alternative medicine practice involving fasting, followed by the ingestion of some combination of Epsom salt
Gallbladder_flush
Clinical sign relating to the gallbladder
sign, or Courvoisier syndrome) states that a painless palpably enlarged gallbladder accompanied with mild jaundice is unlikely to be caused by gallstones
Courvoisier's_law
Dark greenish-brown fluid aiding in the digestion of fats
produced continuously by the liver, and is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder. After a human eats, this stored bile is discharged into the first section
Bile
Physical substance of the human organism
form in the gallbladder or biliary tract. Most people are asymptomatic but if a stone blocks the biliary tract, it causes a gallbladder attack; symptoms
Human_body
Digestive system in humans
organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder). Digestion involves the breakdown of food into smaller and smaller components
Human_digestive_system
Surgical procedure to drain gallbladder
to drain the gallbladder through either a percutaneous or endoscopic approach. The procedure involves creating a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate
Cholecystostomy
Biliary disease in dogs
Canine gallbladder mucocele (GBM) is an emerging biliary disease in dogs described as the excessive and abnormal accumulation of thick, gelatinous mucus
Canine_gallbladder_mucocele
Medical condition
strawberry gallbladder, more formally cholesterolosis of the gallbladder and gallbladder cholesterolosis, is a change in the gallbladder wall due to
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder
Cholesterolosis_of_gallbladder
Vertebrate organ involved in metabolism
bile acids, which emulsifies and aids the break up of dietary fat. The gallbladder, a small hollow pouch that sits just under the right lobe of liver, stores
Liver
Bears kept in captivity to harvest their bile
their bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, which is used by some traditional Asian medicine practitioners. It is
Bile_bear
Organ system which creates, stores, and transports bile
biliary tract (also biliary tree or biliary system) refers to the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, and how they work together to make, store and secrete
Biliary_tract
Medical condition
Gallbladder polyps are growths or lesions resembling growths (polypoid lesions) in the wall of the gallbladder. True polyps are abnormal accumulations
Gallbladder_polyp
Medical specialty
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. General surgeons
General_surgery
Medical condition
outside of the pelvis. Gallbladder adenomyoma, the localized form of adenomyomatosis, is a polypoid tumor in the gallbladder composed of hyperplastic
Adenomyoma
Inflammation of abdominal organ lining
stomach ulcer, cirrhosis, a ruptured appendix or even a perforated gallbladder. Risk factors include ascites (the abnormal build-up of fluid in the
Peritonitis
Chemical compound
diagnostic radiopharmaceutical used for imaging of the liver and the gallbladder. Under the brand name Choletec it is available from Bracco Diagnostic
Technetium_(99mTc)_mebrofenin
Branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders
well as the accessory organs of digestion which include the pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. The digestive system functions to move material through the
Gastroenterology
Five-centimeter bulb below the stomach
at the neck of the gallbladder. It is normally about 5 centimeters long. It is located posterior to the liver and the gallbladder and superior to the
Duodenal_bulb
Blood vessel
branch of the right hepatic artery that provides arterial supply to the gallbladder and contributes arterial supply to the extrahepatic bile ducts. The cystic
Cystic_artery
Illnesses of the digestive system
intestine and rectum; and the accessory organs of digestion, the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. The oral cavity is part of the gastrointestinal system
Gastrointestinal_disease
Failure of an organ to develop during embryonic growth
uterus and part of the vagina to develop Agenesis of the gallbladder - failure of the Gallbladder to develop. A person may not realize they have this condition
Agenesis
Long-term abdominal symptoms after gall bladder removal
describes the presence of abdominal symptoms after a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal). Symptoms occur in about 5 to 40 percent of patients who undergo
Postcholecystectomy_syndrome
Medical condition
abnormal biliary tract peristalsis muscular coordination within the gallbladder in response to dietary stimulation of that organ to squirt the liquid
Biliary_dyskinesia
Medical condition in which gallstones cause acute pain
Biliary colic, also known as symptomatic cholelithiasis, a gallbladder attack or gallstone attack, is when a colic (sudden pain) occurs due to a gallstone
Biliary_colic
Normal anatomical variant of the gallbladder
In medicine, a Phrygian cap is the folded portion of some gallbladders that resembles the Phrygian cap (a soft conical cap with the top pulled forward
Phrygian_cap_(anatomy)
Maneuver during abdominal examination
right side at the mid-clavicular line (the approximate location of the gallbladder). The patient is then instructed to breathe in. Normally, during inspiration
Murphy's_sign
Medical specialty
Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders
Hepatology
Outer layer of fibrous tissue surrounding a bodily organ
covered by adventitia. The connective tissue of the gallbladder is covered by adventitia where the gallbladder bounds the liver, but by serosa for the rest of
Adventitia
Findings in an abdominal radiograph
consists of: (1) small bowel obstruction, (2) a gallstone outside the gallbladder, and (3) air in the bile ducts. It bears the name of Leo George Rigler
Rigler's_triad
Medical condition
abdominal ultrasound that shows the ultrasonic shadows of the stones in the gallbladder. Although unusual, it is possible to have a common bile duct stone despite
Common_bile_duct_stone
Organ duct
The cystic duct is the duct that (typically) joins the gallbladder and the common hepatic duct; the union of the cystic duct and common hepatic duct forms
Cystic_duct
Exocrine duct
part of the biliary tract. It joins the cystic duct coming from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct. The common hepatic duct is the first part
Common_hepatic_duct
Type of organ
hepatic duct. It joins the cystic duct (carrying bile to and from the gallbladder) to form the common bile duct which then opens into the intestine. The
Bile_duct
Inflammatory disease of the bile ducts
liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, which normally allow bile to drain from the gallbladder. Affected
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Primary_sclerosing_cholangitis
Anatomical line dividing the liver
planes, extending from the middle hepatic vein to the middle of the gallbladder. It is useful for performing hepatectomies. The division divides the
Cantlie_line
Inflammation of the pancreas
duct and remove a gallstone if present. In those with gallstones the gallbladder is often also removed. In chronic pancreatitis, in addition to the above
Pancreatitis
Radiological procedure used to visualize the gallbladder and biliary channels
Oral cholecystography is a radiological procedure used to visualize the gallbladder and biliary channels, developed in 1924 by American surgeons Evarts Ambrose
Cholecystography
Medical condition
contractility of the gallbladder leads to the formation of the sludge. The pathophysiology of biliary sludge formation is likely related to gallbladder dysmotility
Biliary_sludge
Medical condition
involving the wall of the gallbladder. Rokitansky–Aschoff sinuses are pseudodiverticula or pockets in the wall of the gallbladder. They may be microscopic
Adenomyomatosis
Minimally invasive operation within the abdominal or pelvic cavities
will be sufficient to perform a laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder. Since the gallbladder is similar to a small balloon that stores and releases bile
Laparoscopy
Medical condition
pain resembling that of structural or inflammatory disorders of the gallbladder, biliary tree or pancreas. Among other characteristics, the pain is typically
Sphincter_of_Oddi_dysfunction
World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
ended his participation in public affairs. On December 12, 1966, his gallbladder was removed, containing 16 gallstones. After Eisenhower's death in 1969
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
location relative to the gallbladder as supravesicular (superior to the gallbladder body) or subvesicular (inferior to the gallbladder body). In the surgical
Accessory_bile_duct
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
Some species such as pigeons and some psittacine species do not have a gallbladder. Most birds are highly adapted for rapid digestion to aid with flight
Bird
Medical imaging of hepatobiliary tract using radiotracers
scintigraphy is scintigraphy of the hepatobiliary tract, including the gallbladder and bile ducts. The image produced by this type of medical imaging, called
Cholescintigraphy
Collection of tissues with similar functions
and processing food with salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, colon, mesentery, rectum and anus. Endocrine system:
Organ_(biology)
Type of medical scan
Liver Liver Liver Liver Liver Gallbladder Gallbladder Bile duct Bile duct Gallbladder Gallbladder Gallbladder Gallbladder Contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Abdominal_ultrasonography
Type of medical device
esophageal cancer. Pancreatic and biliary stents provide drainage from the gallbladder, pancreas, and bile ducts to the duodenum in conditions such as obstructing
Stent
Benign tumor of smooth muscle
the tumors. Mesenchymal neoplasms of the gallbladder are rare and in particular leiomyomas of the gallbladder have been rarely reported, all of them in
Leiomyoma
Hormone of the gastrointestinal system
chole, "bile"; cysto, "sac"; kinin, "move"; hence, move the bile-sac (gallbladder)) is a peptide hormone of the gastrointestinal system responsible for
Cholecystokinin
Irish cook who was a carrier of typhoid fever in New York
Department of Health removed the gallbladders of five other patients; none were cured of typhoid. While the gallbladder is the primary reservoir for the
Mary_Mallon
Major surgical procedure involving the pancreas, duodenum, and other organs
pancreas also necessitates removal of the duodenum, proximal jejunum, gallbladder, and, occasionally, part of the stomach. The most common technique of
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Medical imaging technique
determine whether gallstones are lodged in any of the ducts surrounding the gallbladder. MRCP has been slowly replacing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
Magnetic_resonance_cholangiopancreatography
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Johnson underwent surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove his gallbladder and a kidney stone. After the procedure, Johnson's doctors reported that
Lyndon_B._Johnson
Blood vessel
veins rather than a single cystic vein) drain venous blood from the gallbladder and the cystic duct. The cystic veins either drain into various branches
Cystic_vein
liver disease Amyloid degeneration of liver malignant neoplasm of the gallbladder malignant neoplasm of other parts of biliary tract extrahepatic bile
List of hepato-biliary diseases
List_of_hepato-biliary_diseases
Medical condition
occurring in the gallbladder can cause upper abdominal pain, which is usually right upper quadrant or upper middle (epigastric). Though gallbladder Dieulafoy
Dieulafoy's_lesion
Central part of the living body
which fecal wastes are egested; the rectum, which stores feces; the gallbladder, which stores and concentrates bile; the kidneys, which produce urine
Torso
Topics referred to by the same term
oviduct nearest to the ovary. Gallbladder: The Infundibulum of the gallbladder (also known as the "neck" of the gallbladder) is the end of nearest to the
Infundibulum
President of the United States in 1881
speculate that his gallbladder subsequently ruptured, leading to the development of a large bile-containing abscess adjacent to the gallbladder. Pappas and Joharifard
James_A._Garfield
Scientific study of the morphology of the human body
Abdomen and pelvis (both sexes) Adrenal glands (2) Appendix Bladder Gallbladder Large intestine Small intestine Kidneys (2) Liver Pancreas – gland Spleen
Human_anatomy
Allergic inflammatory condition of the esophagus
Hemochromatosis Gallbladder Cholecystitis Gallstone / Cholelithiasis Cholesterolosis Adenomyomatosis Postcholecystectomy syndrome Porcelain gallbladder Bile duct/
Eosinophilic_esophagitis
Medical condition
in diameter, within the gallbladder are thought to predispose to fistula formation by gradual erosion through the gallbladder fundus. Once a fistula has
Gallstone_ileus
Medical diagnostic method
associated with cholecystitis When the sonographer presses directly over the gallbladder, and the patient expresses pain, more than when the sonographer presses
Sonographic_Murphy_sign
Chemical compound
Actavis. This drug is contraindicated in case of having: Blockage of the gallbladder or a sphincter of Oddi problem Problems with excessive alcohol use Pancreatitis
Eluxadoline
Yang". Abbreviated as GB, this meridian is named 足少阳胆经穴; 足少陽膽經 "The Gallbladder channel of Foot, Lesser Yang". Abbreviated as LR or LV, named 足厥阴肝经穴;
List_of_acupuncture_points
Swedish DJ and music producer (1989–2018)
addiction. In 2014, he underwent surgery to remove his appendix and gallbladder and entered a rehabilitation facility a year later. Due to these health
Avicii
Group of liver parasites
moving along the blood circulation, they can occur also in bile ducts, gallbladder, and liver parenchyma. In these organs, they produce pathological lesions
Liver_fluke
Medical condition
acid, they descend into the duodenum where they mix with bile from the gallbladder and digestive fluid from the pancreas. The cancerous mass tends to block
Duodenal_cancer
Effect of alcohol consumption on the human body
Hemochromatosis Gallbladder Cholecystitis Gallstone / Cholelithiasis Cholesterolosis Adenomyomatosis Postcholecystectomy syndrome Porcelain gallbladder Bile duct/
Alcohol_flush_reaction
Organ system cancer located in gastrointestinal tract
gallstones, a porcelain gallbladder appearance on ultrasound, and the presence of polyps within the gallbladder. Gallbladder cancer may manifest with
Gastrointestinal_cancer
Four gross divisions of the human liver
left of the vena cava and all the way forward to divide the liver and gallbladder into two halves. This line is called Cantlie's line and is used to mark
Lobes_of_liver
Surgical method for removal of calculi stones
as the urinary tract (kidney stones), bladder (bladder stones), and gallbladder (gallstones), that cannot exit naturally through the urinary system or
Lithotomy
Autoimmune disorder
Hemochromatosis Gallbladder Cholecystitis Gallstone / Cholelithiasis Cholesterolosis Adenomyomatosis Postcholecystectomy syndrome Porcelain gallbladder Bile duct/
Coeliac_disease
Genus of mammals
and preorbital glands also, possessing only a single pair of teats, a gallbladder, a caudal gland, a pair of canine tusks and—of particular economic importance
Musk_deer
and he is forced to wait on a hospital ward for routine surgery on his gallbladder until his blood pressure comes down. But visits from the parents-in-law
List of Not Going Out episodes
List_of_Not_Going_Out_episodes
Indian politician (1953–2022)
was a law graduate and a businessman. He died from complications from gallbladder surgery on 29 December 2022, at the age of 69. Mamata allots portfolios
Subrata_Saha
lumen of the duct. They are continuous with the folds of the neck of the gallbladder. They are arranged in a somewhat spiral manner. The spiral valves are
Spiral_folds_of_cystic_duct
Medical condition
Hemochromatosis Gallbladder Cholecystitis Gallstone / Cholelithiasis Cholesterolosis Adenomyomatosis Postcholecystectomy syndrome Porcelain gallbladder Bile duct/
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Small_intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth
Sphincter in the human digestive system
flow of bile into the pancreatic duct and it helps in filling up of the gallbladder with bile. The sphincter of Boyden is a smooth muscle sphincter surrounding
Sphincter_of_Boyden
Genetic disorder causing red blood cells to be spherical
blood cells (unconjugated or indirect bilirubin) accumulating within the gallbladder. Also, patients who are heterozygous for a hemochromatosis gene may exhibit
Hereditary_spherocytosis
Vein carrying blood from the GI tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver
is a blood vessel that carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver. This blood contains nutrients and
Portal_vein
Executed Japanese serial killer
Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture) between 1905 and 1907, ripping out their gallbladders post-mortem. He was convicted, sentenced to death and executed for his
Katsutaro_Baba
Blood protein in primates
putamen caudate nucleus tibial nerve Top expressed in lacrimal gland gallbladder left lobe of liver granulocyte right lung lobe stroma of bone marrow
Haptoglobin-related_protein
American gastroenterologist
procedures such as per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia, gallbladder drainage, biliary and pancreatic decompression. He is credited with creating
Michel_Kahaleh
Duct associated with the human pancreas
bile duct 7. Ampulla of Vater 8. Major duodenal papilla 9. Gallbladder 10–11. Right and left lobes of liver 12. Spleen 13. Esophagus 14. Stomach
Pancreatic_duct
Medical condition
(NBS)/ Opioid-induced GI hyperalgesia E1. Biliary pain E1a. Functional gallbladder disorder E1b. Functional biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder E2. Functional
Functional gastrointestinal disorder
Functional_gastrointestinal_disorder
Presence of excess fat in feces
intrahepatic cholestasis), hypolipidemic drugs, or changes following gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy). Conditions producing intestinal malabsorption
Steatorrhea
Muscular valve in the duodenum
some animals, controls the flow of bile and pancreatic juice out of the gallbladder and pancreas respectively through the ampulla of Vater into the second
Sphincter_of_Oddi
Part of the body between the chest and pelvis
as the accessory digestive organs and include the liver, its attached gallbladder, and the pancreas, and these communicate with the rest of the system
Abdomen
Cancer of the bile ducts
stool or dark urine may also occur. Other biliary tract cancers include gallbladder cancer and cancer of the ampulla of Vater. Risk factors for cholangiocarcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma
Outpouching of a structure in the body
gastrointestinal malformation. Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses are diverticula in the gallbladder due to chronic cholecystitis Most of these pathological types of diverticula
Diverticulum
Topics referred to by the same term
an inflammation of the gallbladder "Chole", also medical slang for a cholecystectomy, the surgical removal of the gallbladder Chole, a probable antecedent
Chole
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