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Blocked bile duct symptoms after gallbladder removal

A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Dickson
General Surgery 25 years experience
Rare but can happen: It is not unheard of to have bile duct stones after removal of the gallbladder. Usually it occurs within two year of the operation, but can occur lat... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. M. Hytham Beck
Surgery 45 years experience
Yes you should: it depend on the circumstances around the inflammation and what symptoms you have.i will be concerned and I will check with my GI for proper evaluatio... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Addagada Rao
General Surgery 58 years experience
GI function: You will be ready when your GI function returns to normal , no abdominal distention and no pain , when you are doing all things your were doing before... Read More
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Dr. Robert Uyeda
General Surgery 47 years experience
This is very: Unusual complication, so there is no normal. I think it would be okay after two weeks.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eduardo Ibarguen-secchia
Pediatric Gastroenterology 40 years experience
Stent?: Usually to treat a stricture they may place a stent to keep it open. An ERCP alone is just diagnostic.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tracy Berg
General Surgery 34 years experience
The stone passed: If you are otherwise recovering well from gallbladder removal surgery, you can rest assured the inflammation was part of the disease process and nothi... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Videh Mahajan
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
Pain: You should get it checked out. Sometime there is stone which could be retained in cbd to cause dilation and pain.
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Birendra Tandan
Urology 36 years experience
It has to be tiny to pass to the CBD thru the cystic duct (duct by which gallbladder empties into the CBD). During surgery of the GBmost surgeons firs... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Birendra Tandan
Urology 36 years experience
Anything is possible in medicine. Best is to go over any ultrasound or tests before surgery to see if it was there. Discuss all this with the surgeon'
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Addagada Rao
General Surgery 58 years experience
Not required : Even after removal of gall bladder bile salt metabolism will be same most bile salts are absorbed by gut and recirculated..
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Fung
General Surgery 41 years experience
Yes but will resolve: After gallbladder surgery, some people have ongoing abdominal symptoms, such as pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea (postcholecystectomy syndrome). Fol... Read More
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