| umls-concept:C0016977 | skos:definition | MSH: Diseases of the GALLBLADDER. They generally involve the impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, neoplasms, or other diseases.,CSP: condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the gallbladder; generally involves the impairment of bile flow, gallstones in the biliary tract, infections, neoplasms, or other diseases.,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Your gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ under your liver. It stores bile, a fluid made by your liver to digest fat. As your stomach and intestines digest food, your gallbladder releases bile through a tube called the common bile duct. The duct connects your gallbladder and liver to your small intestine.</p><p>Your gallbladder is most likely to give you trouble if something blocks the flow of bile through the <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bileductdiseases.html'>bile ducts</a>. That is usually a <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gallstones.html'>gallstone</a>. Gallstone att | lld:umls |
