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I had an ab ultrasound. showed my common bile duct and common hepatic duct were mildly dilated, no stones/masses. all else was normal. causes? scared

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Need more info. : This result only means that you need more testing before we can hazard a guess as to cause. Blood testing. MRCP or ERCP. There could, for example, be a stone that's not visible on the ultrasound.

Answered 9/27/2017

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A member asked:

I had an ab ultrasound. showed my common bile duct and common hepatic duct were mildly dilated, no stones/masses. all else was normal. causes? scared

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Dean Giannone answered

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