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Most often, gallstones that block the tube leading out of the gallbladder cause cholecystitis. This results in a bile buildup that can cause inflammation. Other ...
Your gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath your liver. The gallbladder holds a digestive fluid called bile ...
Primary biliary cholangitis is a type of liver disease that damages the bile ducts. Early recognition and treatment may help prevent complications.
Abdominal ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound, CT scan or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography can make pictures of your gallbladder and bile ducts.
Gallstones in the bile duct, called choledocholithiasis. Gallbladder inflammation, called cholecystitis. Large gallbladder polyps, which can turn cancerous.
The most common is pain in your abdomen after you eat — a symptom called biliary colic. ... Gallstones also may pass out of the gallbladder and into the bile duct ...
Bile reflux is different from acid reflux, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. It's possible ...
Once blood tests raise concern for biliary atresia, health professionals use imaging to take a closer look at the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts to help ...
Biliary atresia is a rare liver condition that affects newborns and infants. It occurs when the bile ducts become inflamed and blocked or fail to form correctly ...
Mayo Clinic has been conducting research on primary biliary cholangitis for more than 40 years, and many treatments for the disease have been studied at ...
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