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A 58-year-old female asked:
Bilirubin levels very high. direct bilirubin at9.8 and total bilirubin at 10 mg/dl. assuming a gallbladder obstruction, an ercp found no stones.
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Dr. Ronald Herringanswered
Anesthesiology 19 years experience
Bilirubin: You probably need your gall bladder taken out. Interesting that they did the ERCP and didn't recommend the surgery. Did they do an ultrasound or other imaging of the gallbladder? I would be amazed if not.
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