Cholecystitis, or cholecystitis, is an acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder caused by a bacterial infection, malnutrition, helminthic infestation, damage by a stone or foreign body to the gallbladder.
Cholecystitis is a serious health problem. In the modern world, various forms of this disease are quite common, including an infectious or purulent form. As a rule, acute cholecystitis occurs when an acute inflammatory process in the gallbladder is accompanied by entry into its cavity.