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The gall bladder is a sac which lies underneath the liver and stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver. As food enters the duodenum, it stimulates the release of cholecystokinin, which in turn stimulates the release of bile, which passes via the cystic duct to the common bile duct, which connects to the duodenum at the sphincter of Oddi. Bile is required in digestion, especially for the emulsification and absorption of fat. Biliary disease can take several forms. Cholelithiasis refers to the presence of gallstones in the gall bladder, whereas choledocholithiasis refers to gallstones in the biliary tree. Cholecystitis is inflammation and infection of the gall bladder. Cholangitis is inflammation and infection of the biliary tree. Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) is characterized by symptoms of biliary obstruction, with no structural cause. Other forms of biliary disease are gall bladder polyps, primary biliary cholangitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Title: Gall bladder disease
Description:
The gall bladder is a sac which lies underneath the liver and stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver.
As food enters the duodenum, it stimulates the release of cholecystokinin, which in turn stimulates the release of bile, which passes via the cystic duct to the common bile duct, which connects to the duodenum at the sphincter of Oddi.
Bile is required in digestion, especially for the emulsification and absorption of fat.
Biliary disease can take several forms.
Cholelithiasis refers to the presence of gallstones in the gall bladder, whereas choledocholithiasis refers to gallstones in the biliary tree.
Cholecystitis is inflammation and infection of the gall bladder.
Cholangitis is inflammation and infection of the biliary tree.
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) is characterized by symptoms of biliary obstruction, with no structural cause.
Other forms of biliary disease are gall bladder polyps, primary biliary cholangitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis.
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