International Conference on Gastroenterology

Sessions

Gallbladder and Biliary Disease

Gallbladder stones are a very frequent condition that typically show no symptoms. Some patients have biliary colic, which is a condition where a gallstone causes temporary blockage of the cystic duct, resulting in sporadic, often intense pain in the right upper quadrant or epigastrium, and occasionally between the scapula. Cholecystitis, an acute inflammation and infection of the gallbladder, develops in the patient if the obstruction of the cystic duct continues.