A high-fat diet, obesity, and rapid weight loss can increase your risk of gallbladder disease. Gallstones—the result of an ...

An ultrasound scan is one of the main tests doctors use to diagnose cholecystitis. On a scan, clinicians may be able to spot the presence of gallstones, which can cause this condition. Cholecystitis ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had right upper abdominal pain, and my doctor suspected gallbladder problems. The abdominal ultrasound showed that my gallbladder was normal, and the HIDA scan showed normal ...

My patient’s symptoms are consistent with biliary dysfunction (right-upper-quadrant pain after eating), and an N-para-isopropyl-acetanilide-iminodiacetic acid (PIPIDA) scan shows mild dysfunction. An ...