The gallbladder is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen right below the liver," says Tomasz Rogula, MD, PhD, a staff surgeon at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
"If there are any problems, typically the patient complains of pain in this location — right below the ribs," adds Dr. Rogula. "Some patients also experience nausea."
The gallbladder is attached to the liver, is about four inches in size, and is oblong or pear-shaped.