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Cholecystitis is the term for inflammation of the gallbladder wall and inflammation of the abdominal lining near the gallbladder It is usually caused by a gallstone in the cystic duct, which is the duct that connects the gallbladder to the hepatic duct. It can also be caused by tumor and bacteria in the ducts. There are other less common causes.
Symptoms of cholecystitis is sharp right upper quadrant pain in your abdomen with pain radiating to the right shoulder, nausea, vomiting, and increased pain with high fat food ingestion.
Bile is made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. When you eat, bile is excreted into the duodenum of your intestinal tract to help emulsify fats to be absorbed by the intestines.
Cholecystitis is the term for inflammation of the gallbladder wall and inflammation of the abdominal lining near the gallbladder It is usually caused by a gallstone in the cystic duct, which is the duct that connects the gallbladder to the hepatic duct. It can also be caused by tumor and bacteria in the ducts. There are other less common causes. It presents as pain in the right upper quadrant and often nausea and vomiting.
cholecystitis Inflammation of the gallbladder.
Cholecystitis is the term for inflammation of the gallbladder wall and inflammation of the abdominal lining near the gallbladder It is usually caused by a gallstone in the cystic duct, which is the duct that connects the gallbladder to the hepatic duct. It can also be caused by tumor and bacteria in the ducts. There are other less common causes. It presents as pain in the right upper quadrant and often nausea and vomiting.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoGallstones don't get inflamed - gallbladders do. Inflammation of the gallbladder is called cholecystitis. The condition of having gallstones is called cholelithiasis.
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∙ 11y agoCholedochitis or cholangitis is inflammation of the common bile duct.
cholangitis
Ascending cholangitis or acute cholangitis.
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∙ 11y agoCholedochectasia is the medical term meaning abnormal dilation of the common bile duct.
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∙ 10y agoGallbladder Inflammation
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What is the medical term meaning surgical incision into the common bile duct?
Choledochotomy is the medical term meaning surgical incision into the common bile duct.
What is the medical term meaning stopping bile flow?
The term for bile not flowing is cholestasischolestatic
What is the medical term meaning Bile duct destruction?
I think you mean Bile duct obstruction, you can call it Biliary obstruction
What is the medical term meaning tumor in the bile vessel or duct?
It essentially is a duct that has been dilated by iodine.
What is the medical term meaning examination of the bile duct structure using a needle to pass directly into an intrahepatic bile duct to inject a contrast medium?
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
What does this mean There are serpiginous dilated varices extending from the gastrohepatic ligament into the pericholecystic region surrounding the gallbladder and common bile duct?
The term serpiginous means a wavy, ulerated lesion. Dilated varices means enlarged veins. The gastrohepatic ligament is a braod band of connective tissue holding the lesser curvature of the stomach to the base of the liver. The term pericholeystic region involves a region around the bile duct which leads from the liver. For some reason there are problems with the stomach, liver and bile duct.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the common bile duct?
choledochalcholedochal
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the gallbladder?
If done through the mouth/throat, it's called endoscopy.Choledocholithotomy is surgical incision into the common bile duct to remove a stone.choledocholithotomy(koh-led-oh-koh-lih-THOT-oh-mee) is an incision into the common bile duct for the removal of gallstones
What is the function of the bowel duct?
In all likelihood, you are referring to a "bile duct." Without some contextual clues (i.e., a sentence that includes this term in it), I suspect this is a misunderstood/misused term.
What is cholelithaisis?
it is gall bladder stone
What is the correct medical term meaning a surgical creation of a passage uniting the common bile duct and the jejunum?
anastomosis
Which duct connects liver small intestine?
The ducts that connect the liver to the small intestine are used to deliver bile. Bile is an acid containing enzymes that can break down fats, and carry away wastes during digestion. it helps clense and clean the intestines while invloved in the breakdowns of the bugger lipids. Hope this helps, sincerely Stefano.
