* Steady pain in the upper right abdomen * Indigestion * Dyspepsia (gas) * Bilious vomit * Weakness * Loss of appetite * Weight loss * Jaundice and vomiting due to obstruction Early symptoms mimic gallbladder inflammation due to gallstones. Later, the symptoms may be that of biliary and stomach obstruction. Of note, Courvoisier's law states that in the presence of a palpably enlarged gallbladder which is nontender and accompanied with mild painless jaundice, the cause is unlikely to be gallstones. This implicates possible malignancy of the gallbladder or pancreas, and the swelling is unlikely due to gallstones due to the chronic inflammation associated with gallstones leading to a shrunken, non-distensible gallbladder. However, Ludwig Georg Courvoisier's original observations, published in Germany in 1890, were not originally cited as a law, and no mention of malignancy or pain (tenderness) was made. These points are commonly misquoted or confused in the medical literature.
Gallbladder cancer
Human digestive system
Liver cancer
Hepatolithiasis
Pancreatic cancer
Gallbladder disease
Liver abscess
Duodenal cancer