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What leads to obstructive jaundice(distal cbd obstruction) secondary to choledocholithias with cholangitis?
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Usually a gallstone: Usually a gallstone causing obstruction of the common bile duct can cause sudden painful jaundice, sometimes with associated cholangitis (infection of the bile) This requires drainage and extraction of the stone from the common bile duct with a procedure call ERCP. Other causes can be tumors causing obstruction, which is more often painless and gradual.
Answered 6/14/2018
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How long does it take to become jaundice after obstruction?
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I had obstructive jaundice caused by CBD obstruction from gallstone. It took me 25 days for Ercp and my jaundice lasted for 25 days (total bilirubin 1.8). The levels came back to normal after Ercp but will 25 days of jaundice cause liver cirrhosis?
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Greetings! Is Jaundice almost always present in the event of a complete common bile duct obstruction from a gallstone?
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