Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder wall usually caused by:
A) Accumulation of bile in the hepatic duct
B) Obstruction of the cystic duct by a gallstone
C) Accumulation of fat in the wall of the gallbladder
D) Viral infection of the gallbladder

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Cholecystitis can be acute or chronic,but both forms are almost always caused by a gallstone lodged in the cystic duct.
Accumulation of bile in the hepatic duct would not lead to cholecystitis.
Accumulation of fat does not lead to cholecystitis.
A viral infection does not cause cholecystitis; obstruction of the cystic duct does.

Cholecystitis Is Inflammation of the Gallbladder Wall Usually Caused By