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A member asked:
Does a common bile duct stent blockage cause symptoms and also infection like acute cholangitis? i mean, is there a way to know that a stent is causing blockage?
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The usual signs & symptoms of a blocked CBD stent are caused by backup of bile into the liver causing abdominal pain,nausea and jaundice((yellow color of skin& eyes& dark urine). A CT scan is a noninvasive study that can be used to detect a blockage in a CBD stent as well as acute cholangitis caused by a stent blockage.
Answered 8/11/2021
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