Cholecystitis

Cholecystitis is when the gallbladder gets inflamed.^[1] If it is not treated, cholecystitis can become life-threatening, such as if it results in one's gallbladder rupturing.^[1] Treating cholecystitis often involves removing the gallbladder.^[1]

Notable cases

After his assassination, U.S. President James A. Garfield might have had a case of cholecystitis that resulted in his condition becoming worse starting from late July 1881.^[2] The reason for this might have been that President Garfield's doctors might have accidentally injured and created a hole in his bladder while they were searching his body for his assassin Charles Guiteau's bullet.^[2]