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Gallstones with Acute Gallbladder Inflammation Learning Center
Complications could include:
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Empyema (pus in the gallbladder) Gangrene (tissue death) of the gallbladder; Injury to the bile ducts draining the liver (a rare complication of cholecystectomy) Pancreatitis; Peritonitis (inflammation of the lining of the abdomen)
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Pancreatitis is inflammation or infection of the pancreas. The pancreas, a gland located behind the stomach, releases the hormones insulin and glucagon and substances that help with digestion.
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Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas , an organ that is important in digestion. In pancreatitis, normal digestive enzymes act abnormally to break down the pancreas itself.
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Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, an organ that is important in digestion. Pancreatitis can be acute, beginning suddenly, usually with the patient recovering fully; or chronic, progressing slowly with permanent injury to the pancreas.
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Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, an organ that is important in digestion. Pancreatitis can be acute (beginning suddenly, usually with the patient recovering fully) or chronic (progressing slowly with continued, permanent injury to ...
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Cholangitis is an infection of the common bile duct, the tube that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestines. Bile is a chemical made by the liver that helps digest food.
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The term cholangitis means inflammation of the bile ducts. The term applies to inflammation of any portion of the bile ducts, which carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestine. The inflammation is produced by bacterial infection or ...
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Ileus is a partial or complete non-mechanical blockage of the small and/or large intestine.
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Ileus is a partial or complete non-mechanical blockage of the small and/or large intestine.
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Bile duct obstruction is a blockage in the tubes that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and small intestine.
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