Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. One of the most common causes of gallbladder inflammation is cholelithiasis, also known as gallstones. The gallbladder is an organ in the digestive ...
Cholelithiasis is increasingly encountered in childhood and adolescence due to the rise in obesity. As in adults, weight loss is presumed to be an important risk factor for cholelithiasis in children, ...