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.

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The most common cause of cholecystitis is gallstones. Less common causes include severe illness or infection, tumors, and injury or trauma. Cholecystitis is the medical term for gallbladder ...

Cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder, a small pear-shaped, sac-like organ located in the upper right side of the abdomen, just below the liver. The liver produces a substance called ...

Cholecystitis is the sudden inflammation of your gallbladder. If this condition persists over time, such as for months, with repeated attacks, or if there are recurrent problems with gallbladder ...

We retrospectively reviewed prospectively collected data from patients who underwent cholecystectomies in Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, the Catholic University of Korea, between March 2007 and February ...

GANGRENE of the gall bladder is a complete necrosis of a portion of the wall in one or more areas, and is frequently followed by perforation. Since 1844, when James Duncan, 1 of the Royal Infirmary in ...