Gallbladder: A small, pear-shaped pouch that lies beneath the liver, in the upper abdomen. It stores bile.

. This fluid, produced by the liver, helps digest fat. The gallbladder releases bile into the small intestine through the bile duct. This thin tube connects the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine.

(1) Acute Cholecystitis Pathophysiology: Obstruction of the cystic duct by a stone.| The obstruction increase pressure within the gallbladder, leading to ischemia of gallbladder wall and mucosa. S/Sx: B - egin with an attack of biliary colic.

CHOLECYSTITIS: Inflammation of the gallbladder Acute Chronic