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<ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a title="Go to: Summary" href="#summary">Summary</a> </li> <li> <a title="Go to: Start Here" href="#cat_51">Start Here</a> </li> <li> <a title="Go to: Diagnosis and Tests" href="#cat_92">Diagnosis and Tests</a> </li> <li> <a title="Go to: Treatments and Therapies" href="#cat_78">Treatments and Therapies</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="toccolumn"> <h3>Learn More</h3> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a title="Go to: Living With" href="#cat_77">Living With</a> </li> <li> <a title="Go to: Related Issues" href="#cat_47">Related Issues</a> </li> <li> <a title="Go to: Specifics" href="#cat_42">Specifics</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p class="evencols clearsection hrdividor"></p> <div class="toccolumn"> <h3>See, Play and Learn</h3> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li class="noinfo-subcat">No links available</li> </ul> </div> <p class="threecols clearsection hrdividor"></p> <div class="toccolumn"> <h3>Research</h3> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a title="Go to: Clinical Trials" href="#cat_27">Clinical Trials</a> </li> <li> <a title="Go to: Journal Articles" href="#cat_59">Journal Articles</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p class="evencols clearsection hrdividor"></p> <div class="toccolumn"> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a title="Go to: Reference Desk" href="#cat_82">Reference Desk</a> </li> <li> <a title="Go to: Find an Expert" href="#cat_83">Find an Expert</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="toccolumn"> <h3>For You</h3> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a title="Go to: Patient Handouts" href="#cat_69">Patient Handouts</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="summary"></a> <section id="topsum_section"> <div class="summary-title syndicate"> <h2>Summary</h2> </div> <div id="topic-summary" class="syndicate"><p>Your gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ under your liver. It stores bile, a fluid made by your liver to digest fat. As your stomach and intestines digest food, your gallbladder releases bile through a tube called the common bile duct. The duct connects your gallbladder and liver to your small intestine.</p> <p>Your gallbladder is most likely to give you trouble if something blocks the flow of bile through the <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/bileductdiseases.html">bile ducts</a>. That is usually a <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/gallstones.html">gallstone</a>. Gallstones form when substances in bile harden. Rarely, you can also get <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/gallbladdercancer.html">cancer</a> in your gallbladder.</p> <p>Many gallbladder problems get better with removal of the gallbladder. Fortunately, you can live without a gallbladder. Bile has other ways of reaching your small intestine.</p></div> </section> <a name="cat_51"></a> <section id="cat_51_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header expanded"> <div class="section-title syndicate"> <h2>Start Here </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section51" class="section-body expanded syndicate" aria-expanded="true"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://gi.org/topics/biliary-tract-disorders-gallbladder-disorders-and-gallstone-pancreatitis/" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="93142" >Biliary Tract Disorders, Gallbladder Disorders, and Gallstone Pancreatitis</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (American College of Gastroenterology)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://gi.org/patients/recursos-en-espanol/trastornos-del-tracto-biliar-trastornos-de-la-vesicula-biliar-y-pancreatitis-por-calculos-biliares/" data-sid="63158">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/liver-and-gallbladder-disorders/gallbladder-and-bile-duct-disorders/overview-of-gallbladder-and-bile-duct-disorders" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="60057" >Overview of Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Merck & Co., Inc.)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.merckmanuals.com/es-us/hogar/trastornos-del-h%C3%ADgado-y-de-la-ves%C3%ADcula-biliar/trastornos-de-la-ves%C3%ADcula-biliar-y-de-las-v%C3%ADas-biliares/introducci%C3%B3n-a-los-trastornos-de-la-ves%C3%ADcula-biliar-y-de-las-v%C3%ADas-biliares" data-sid="130037">Spanish</a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_92"></a> <section id="cat_92_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Diagnosis and Tests </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section92" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/abdominus" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="11013" >Abdominal Ultrasound</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.radiologyinfo.org/es/info/abdominus" data-sid="56355">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diagnostic-tests/endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatography" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="1907" data-org="NIDDK">Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)</a> <span class="desc-text"> <img width="25" height="16" alt="From the National Institutes of Health" title="From the National Institutes of Health" src="https://medlineplus.gov/images/nih.png" class="imgdesc"> <span class="orgs"> (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/informacion-de-la-salud/pruebas-diagnosticas/colangiopancreatografia-retrograda-endoscopica" data-sid="106671">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/hepatobiliary" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="112137" >Hepatobiliary Nuclear Medicine</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.radiologyinfo.org/es/info/hepatobiliary" data-sid="112255">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/laparoscopy/" data-sid="134348" data-org="NLM">Laparoscopy</a> <span class="desc-text"> <img width="25" height="16" alt="From the National Institutes of Health" title="From the National Institutes of Health" src="https://medlineplus.gov/images/nih.png" class="imgdesc"> <span class="orgs"> (National Library of Medicine)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/pruebas-de-laboratorio/laparoscopia/" data-sid="134353">Spanish</a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_78"></a> <section id="cat_78_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Treatments and Therapies </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section78" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://familydoctor.org/gallbladder-removal-laparoscopic-method/?adfree=true" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="4556" >Gallbladder Removal: Laparoscopic Method</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (American Academy of Family Physicians)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://es.familydoctor.org/remocion-de-la-vesicula-biliar-metodo-laparoscopico/?adfree=true" data-sid="28028">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.asge.org/home/for-patients/patient-information/understanding-ercp" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="48978" >Understanding ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.asge.org/home/for-patients/patient-information/c%C3%B3mo-comprender-la-cpre" data-sid="48992">Spanish</a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_77"></a> <section id="cat_77_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Living With </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section77" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cholecystectomy/expert-answers/gallbladder-removal-diet/FAQ-20057813?p=1" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="103068" >Diet after Gallbladder Removal</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/es/tests-procedures/cholecystectomy/expert-answers/gallbladder-removal-diet/faq-20057813?p=1" data-sid="129421">Spanish</a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_47"></a> <section id="cat_47_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Related Issues </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section47" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://iffgd.org/gi-disorders/upper-gi-disorders/sphincter-of-oddi-dysfunction/" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="97392" >Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders)</span> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_42"></a> <section id="cat_42_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Specifics </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section42" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cholecystitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20364867?p=1" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="88136" >Cholecystitis</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/es/diseases-conditions/cholecystitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20364867?p=1" data-sid="131079">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gallbladder-cancer/expert-answers/gallbladder-polyps/faq-20058450?p=1" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="52631" >Gallbladder Polyps: Can They Be Cancerous?</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/es/diseases-conditions/gallbladder-cancer/expert-answers/gallbladder-polyps/faq-20058450?p=1" data-sid="130038">Spanish</a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_27"></a> <section id="cat_27_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Clinical Trials </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section27" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/search?cond=%22Cholecystectomy%22&aggFilters=status:not%20rec" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="28496" data-org="NIH">ClinicalTrials.gov: Cholecystectomy</a> <span class="desc-text"> <img width="25" height="16" alt="From the National Institutes of Health" title="From the National Institutes of Health" src="https://medlineplus.gov/images/nih.png" class="imgdesc"> <span class="orgs"> (National Institutes of Health)</span> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/search?cond=%22Gallbladder+Diseases%22&aggFilters=status:not%20rec" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="27049" data-org="NIH">ClinicalTrials.gov: Gallbladder Diseases</a> <span class="desc-text"> <img width="25" height="16" alt="From the National Institutes of Health" title="From the National Institutes of Health" src="https://medlineplus.gov/images/nih.png" class="imgdesc"> <span class="orgs"> (National Institutes of Health)</span> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_59"></a> <section id="cat_59_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Journal Articles <span class="subheading">References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)</span> </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section59" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39344501" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="3210" >Article: Endoscopic Management of Benign Gallbladder Diseases.</a> <span class="desc-text"> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39341964" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="3210" >Article: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and gallbladder polyp development: an observational...</a> <span class="desc-text"> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38987756" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="3210" >Article: Minimally invasive approach in a rare emergency surgery, gallbladder perforation.</a> <span class="desc-text"> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Gallbladder+Diseases%22%5Bmajr%3Anoexp%5D+AND+humans%5Bmh%5D+AND+english%5Bla%5D+AND+%22last+1+Year%22+%5Bedat%5D+NOT+%28letter%5Bpt%5D+OR+case+reports%5Bpt%5D+OR+editorial%5Bpt%5D+OR+comment%5Bpt%5D%29+AND+free+full+text%5Bsb%5D+" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="3210" >Gallbladder Diseases -- see more articles</a> <span class="desc-text"> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_82"></a> <section id="cat_82_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Reference Desk </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section82" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/liver-and-gallbladder-disorders/biology-of-the-liver-and-gallbladder/gallbladder-and-biliary-tract" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="97394" >Gallbladder and Biliary Tract</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Merck & Co., Inc.)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.merckmanuals.com/es-us/hogar/trastornos-del-h%C3%ADgado-y-de-la-ves%C3%ADcula-biliar/biolog%C3%ADa-del-h%C3%ADgado-y-de-la-ves%C3%ADcula-biliar/ves%C3%ADcula-biliar-y-v%C3%ADas-biliares" data-sid="130039">Spanish</a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_83"></a> <section id="cat_83_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Find an Expert </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section83" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://www.niddk.nih.gov" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="65" data-org="NIDDK">National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases</a> <span class="desc-text"> <img width="25" height="16" alt="From the National Institutes of Health" title="From the National Institutes of Health" src="https://medlineplus.gov/images/nih.png" class="imgdesc"> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <a name="cat_69"></a> <section id="cat_69_section"> <div class="section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Patient Handouts </h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section" aria-pressed="true" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section69" class="section-body"> <ul class="bulletlist"> <li> <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000264.htm" data-sid="80866" >Acute cholecystitis</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Medical Encyclopedia)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/000264.htm" data-sid="48869">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003595.htm" data-sid="83230" >Bilirubin - urine</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Medical Encyclopedia)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/003595.htm" data-sid="86261">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000217.htm" data-sid="81402" >Chronic cholecystitis</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Medical Encyclopedia)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/000217.htm" data-sid="84409">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000117.htm" data-sid="86226" >Gallbladder removal - laparoscopic - discharge</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Medical Encyclopedia)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000117.htm" data-sid="87436">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007371.htm" data-sid="83802" >Laparoscopic gallbladder removal</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Medical Encyclopedia)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/007371.htm" data-sid="86376">Spanish</a> </span> </li> <li> <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002930.htm" data-sid="83039" >Open gallbladder removal</a> <span class="desc-text"> <span class="orgs"> (Medical Encyclopedia)</span> </span> <span class="also-lang"> Also in <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/002930.htm" data-sid="75125">Spanish</a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="side"> <aside> <section id="ht-img-section"> <div class="side-section"> <div class="section-header hide-offscreen"> <h2>Topic Image</h2> </div> <div class="section-body no-header"> <img src="https://medlineplus.gov/images/GallbladderDiseases.jpg" title="Gallbladder Diseases" alt="Gallbladder Diseases" /> </div> </div> </section> <section id="encyclopedia-box"> <div class="side-section"> <div class="section-header red"> <h2>MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA</h2> </div> <div id="more_encyclopedia" class="section-body"> <ul> <li><a data-sid="83389" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003796.htm">Abdominal MRI scan</a></li> <li><a data-sid="83372" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003777.htm">Abdominal ultrasound</a></li> <li><a data-sid="80866" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000264.htm">Acute cholecystitis</a></li> <li><a data-sid="83230" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003595.htm">Bilirubin - urine</a></li> <li><a data-sid="81402" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000217.htm">Chronic cholecystitis</a></li> <li><a data-sid="83613" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003918.htm">Diagnostic laparoscopy</a></li> <li><a data-sid="83651" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003826.htm">Gallbladder radionuclide scan</a></li> <li><a data-sid="86226" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000117.htm">Gallbladder removal - laparoscopic - discharge</a></li> <li><a data-sid="86227" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000118.htm">Gallbladder removal - open - discharge</a></li> <li><a data-sid="97803" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100021_1.htm">Gallbladder removal - Series</a></li> </ul><ul class="more-links"> <li><a data-sid="83802" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007371.htm">Laparoscopic gallbladder removal</a></li> <li><a data-sid="83039" href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002930.htm">Open gallbladder removal</a></li> </ul> <div aria-live="polite" class="live-area hide-offscreen"></div> <button class="more-btn" role="button" 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