Acalculous cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder that does not occur due to gallstones. Acalculous cholecystitis can be life threatening and requires prompt medical care. It may occur as ...

Although surgery is a common treatment for patients diagnosed with biliary dyskinesia, or functional gallbladder disorder, a medical researcher is questioning why the practice has become so widespread ...

Hard, pebble-like gallstones may range in size from a grain of sand to a golf ball. A person could have one large gallstone or lots of smaller ones inside their gallbladder. Gallstones affect about 10 ...