Cholecystitis (Greek,- "cholecyst", "gallbladder", combined with the suffix "-itis", "inflammation") is inflammation of the gallbladder, which occurs most commonly due to blockage of the cystic duct with gallstones (cholelithiasis).
Cholecystitis (Greek,- "cholecyst", "gallbladder", combined with the suffix "-itis", "inflammation") is inflammation of the gallbladder. Although most people with gallstones do not have symptoms and will not go on to develop cholecystitis, cholecystitis occurs most commonly due to blockage of the cystic duct with gallstones (cholelithiasis).