Overview

Any disorder that compromises the function of your gallbladder is referred to as gallbladder disease. A tiny organ in your digestive system called the gallbladder. Your small intestine receives some of the bile your liver produces and stores it there to aid in the digestion of food. The bile ducts, a network of pipes, are used to do this. Your gallbladder or the bile ducts that link to it may develop gallbladder disease first. Your gallbladder may become backed up if these ducts become infected or blocked. Gallbladder disease can also affect other digestive system organs because the bile ducts link your gallbladder to them.

Conditions We Treat

✶ Acute Biliary (Gallstone) Pancreatitis

✶ Acute Cholangitis

✶ Acute Cholecystitis

✶ Bile duct Stones

✶ Bile duct Strictures

✶ Bile Duct Cance

✶ Bile Duct Injury

✶ Bile leak

✶ Cholangiocarcinoma

✶ Stomach cancer

Other diseases of the gall bladder and bile duct include cholangitis (infection of the bile duct) and cholecystitis (infection of the gallbladder).

What conditions affect the gallbladder?

Gallstones (cholelithiasis) : Although gallstones are the most frequent cause of gallbladder issues, they are not always problematic. Gallstones form when excess bile products, mostly cholesterol, build up in your gallbladder and form lumps that can continue to expand and accumulate. Gallstones can exist and go unnoticed if there are no symptoms. However, if they obstruct the bile ducts or gallbladder, they may become problematic.

Cholecystitis (inflammation) : The most prevalent sign of gallbladder illness, cholecystitis, can also be problematic on its own. Cholecystitis (inflammation) may indicate a gallbladder infection or obstruction, a structural obstruction, or, less frequently, malignancy. Gallstones that obstruct bile flow are the main culprit. Chronic inflammation can result in gangrene, perforation, and even scarring of the gallbladder tissue.

Gallbladder cancer : It is uncommon but serious to develop gallbladder or bile duct cancer. Healthcare professionals handle any potential danger of gallbladder cancer pro-actively because signs of gallbladder cancer frequently don't show up until the later stages. The majority of gallbladder polyps are benign tumors or growths. However, if your polyp is larger than typical, your doctor could advise having it removed just to be safe.

Cholangiopathy : Any bile duct disease is a cholangiopathy. Cholangitis, which can be brought on by an acute infection, a blockage, or a chronic autoimmune condition like primary biliary cholangitis, is the traditional first sign of cholangiopathy. The bile ducts may scar and narrow as a result of chronic cholangitis (biliary stricture). Bile may build up into your liver and gallbladder as a result.