Cholecystitis

When gallstones in the common bile duct block the flow of bile from the liver to the intestine, the patient may develop a serious infection of the bile ducts called cholangitis. The typical symptoms of cholangitis are fever, right upper abdominal pain and jaundice.

Symptoms of chronic cholecystitis can include any of the above. However, some people do not have any symptoms. If you have abdominal pain, it is usually very mild and comes and goes. You also may have indigestion or gas. These symptoms accompany many other illnesses, so you may not be diagnosed with chronic cholecystitis until you have an episode of more severe symptoms during a sudden attack.