GALL BLADDER

GALL BLADDER

1. The gallbladder is a small pouch that sits just under the liver.

2. The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver.

3. After meals, the gallbladder is empty and flat, like a deflated balloon.

4. Before a meal, the gallbladder may be full of bile and about the size of a small pear.

5. Gallbladder disease

   • Includes inflammation, infection, stones or blockage of the gallbladder.
   • Types of gallbladder disease include
     • Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder)
     • Gallstones
     • Chronic acalculous gallbladder disease (in which the natural movements needed to empty the gallbladder do not work well)
     • Gangrene or abscesses
     • Growths of tissue in the gallbladder
     • Congenital defects of the gallbladder
     • Sclerosing cholangitis
     • Tumors of the gallbladder and bile ducts

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