I performed a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient who had a single gallstone. During the dissection I found the cystic duct to be dilated so I transfixed it. I did not do an intraoperative ...

Acute calculous cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder caused by a gallstone or biliary sludge that blocks the cystic duct. The blockage in the cystic duct causes bile to build up in the ...

However, the cystic duct could not be isolated, for lack of a cleavage plane, and the gall bladder was finally mobilized from above downward. It then became apparent that the mass was an intrinsic ...

Calculous cholecystitis is a gallbladder inflammation that occurs due to the presence of gallstones (cholelithiasis). These gallstones can block the cystic duct, the channel through which bile flows ...

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 ...

Your liver makes bile, a chemical that helps you digest food. The plumbing system of ducts that runs between your liver, gallbladder, and small intestine is how bile moves around. Some of it goes ...

There is not enough evidence about how well this procedure works or how safe it is. This type of procedure can cause complications. But people with this condition would otherwise need to have a ...