A duct also connects the duodenum to the gallbladder. This pear-shaped sac squeezes out green-brown bile, a waste product collected from the liver that contains acids for dissolving fatty matter.

Gallstone attack symptoms include sudden pain after eating, nausea, and vomiting if a deposit blocks bile flow to your small intestine. Problems with the gallbladder are common and affect about 10 ...

Illustration of human pancreas with gallbladder, duodenum and blood vessels. [iStockphoto] Pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas which is a large organ at the back of the stomach next ...

Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid) from your liver to your gallbladder and into your small intestine. When gallstones block the bile ducts, bile builds up in the gallbladder, causing biliary ...