Gallbladder Disease Types
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Common types of gallbladder disease
Gallstones
Gallstones are probably the most well-known type of
gallbladder disease. There are two kinds of gallstones.
Cholesterol stone. 4 out of 5 people who have gallstones
have the cholesterol type. You get a cholesterol gallstone when
there's too much cholesterol in your gallbladder. The excess
cholesterol hardens into greenish-yellow or white pebbles.
There may be one large stone, or many smaller ones. Some
gallstones are as fine as a grain of sand.
Pigment stone. This kind of gallstone forms when red blood
cells break down. A pigment stone is a small, dark stone made
of bilirubin, which is part of the bile in the gallbladder.
Although cholesterol stones are more common, it's possible
to a pigment stone at the same time, or even a combination of
both.
The gallbladder attack
It's a little bit of a stretch to classify a gallbladder
attack as a "disease." But it definitely fits the definition of
a gallbladder problem.
Gallbladder attacks occur when the gallbladder becomes
inflamed. This causes severe pain in the upper right side of
the chest, and sometimes between the shoulder blades.
A gallbladder attack is usually a symptom that something
else is wrong in the gallbladder. If gallbladder function is
compromised somehow, and the gallbladder doesn't empty when it
should or as often as it should, a gallbladder attack can
result. Attacks may also happen when too much bile accumulates
in the gallbladder.
A gallbladder attack is also called "cholecystitis."
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Gallbladder cancer
This is cancer that starts either in the gallbladder or the
bile duct. Gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer are
relatively uncommon.
Cancer that starts in the gallbladder is known as
adenocarcinoma. It usually develops quickly and may penetrate
far into the gallbladder wall. It can also spread to the
liver and lymph nodes, and block the bile duct.
Bile duct cancer, which is also known as cholangiocarcinoma,
begins in the bile duct between the liver and the small
intestine.
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