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Hello dr/s! in a bile duct obstruction that remains silent or goes unrelieved, how many years does it take before it eventually progress to liver cirrhosis?
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This will depend on if the obstruction is complete. They you die in a few weeks. If intermittent may take years or never.
Answered 12/8/2022
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