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What is the meaning of mechanical bile duct obstruction? does an obstruction caused by a gallstone come under mechanical obstruction?
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Mechanical bile duct obstruction means the passage of bile in the duct is blocked by something physically present there. It could be a stone or sludge, a stricture, a mass/tissue/organ (growing inside or pressing from the outside), an adhesion(scar tissue) etc.
Answered 2/15/2022
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