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Cholecystitis

Inflammation of the gall bladder and ducts, sometimes from the presence of passing stones, sometimes following fasting or anorexia, sometimes because of a spreading intestinal tract infection....sometimes just because you eat three avocado sandwiches before going to bed.... cholecystitis

Cholecystectomy

Removal of the gall-bladder (see LIVER) by operation.... cholecystectomy

Cholecystography

The process whereby the gall-bladder (see LIVER) is rendered radio-opaque and therefore visisble on an X-ray ?lm.... cholecystography

Cholecystokinin

The hormone (see HORMONES) released from the lining membrane of the DUODENUM when food is taken, and which initiates emptying of the gall-bladder (see LIVER).... cholecystokinin

Cholecystalgia

Cramps or tenesmus of the gall bladder or bile ducts.... cholecystalgia

Cholecystenterostomy

n. a surgical procedure in which the gall bladder is joined to the small intestine. It is performed in order to allow bile to pass freely from the liver to the intestine, bypassing an obstructed common bile duct.... cholecystenterostomy

Cholecystoduodenostomy

n. a form of *cholecystenterostomy in which the gall bladder is surgically anastomosed to the duodenum.... cholecystoduodenostomy

Cholecystolithiasis

the presence of gallstones specifically in the gall bladder (as opposed to the common bile duct: see choledocholithiasis).... cholecystolithiasis

Cholecystostomy

(cholecystotomy) n. an intervention in which a catheter is placed in an infected gall bladder to drain the pus. This is the preferred technique for patients who are unfit to undergo emergency removal of the gall bladder (*cholecystectomy).... cholecystostomy

Cholecystokinetic

agent which stimulates the contraction of the gall bladder.... cholecystokinetic

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