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Symptoms. Gallstones may cause no signs or symptoms. If a gallstone lodges in a duct and causes a blockage, the resulting signs and symptoms may include: Sudden and rapidly intensifying pain in the upper right portion of your abdomen. Sudden and rapidly intensifying pain in the center of your abdomen, just below your breastbone.
Your doctor may recommend that you be alert for symptoms of gallstone complications, such as intensifying pain in your upper right abdomen. If gallstone signs and symptoms occur in the future, you can have treatment. Treatment options for gallstones include: Surgery to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy).
These pictures may show signs of cholecystitis or stones in the bile ducts and gallbladder. A scan that shows the movement of bile through the body. A hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan tracks the making and flow of bile from the liver to the small intestine.
When bile ducts become damaged, bile can back up into the liver, causing damage to liver cells. This damage can lead to liver failure. Primary biliary cholangitis is an autoimmune disease in which the bile ducts are inflamed and slowly destroyed. It previously was called primary biliary cirrhosis.
The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the belly, just beneath the liver. The gallbladder stores a fluid called bile that the liver makes to digest food. Gallbladder cancer is not common. The chance for a cure is good when gallbladder cancer is found when it's small.
Cholecystitis (ko-luh-sis-TIE-tis) is swelling and irritation, called inflammation, of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the belly under the liver. The gallbladder holds fluid that digests food.
Bile reflux can be difficult to distinguish from gastric acid reflux. The signs and symptoms are similar, and the two conditions may occur at the same time. Bile reflux signs and symptoms include: Upper abdominal pain that may be severe
Gallstones are a common cause of pancreatitis. Gallstones, produced in the gallbladder, can slip out of the gallbladder and block the bile duct, stopping pancreatic enzymes from traveling to the small intestine and forcing them back into the pancreas.
Liver disease doesn't always cause symptoms that can be seen or felt. If there are symptoms of liver disease, they may include: Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, called jaundice.
Your health care team may recommend a cholecystectomy if you have: Gallstones in the gallbladder that are causing symptoms, called cholelithiasis. Gallstones in the bile duct, called choledocholithiasis. Gallbladder inflammation, called cholecystitis. Large gallbladder polyps, which can turn cancerous.