Why do some people have jaundice with cholecystitis?
8 doctors weighed in:
Why do some people have jaundice with cholecystitis?
8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mark Hoepfner
Surgery
In brief:
Stones
Gallstones can sometimes move from the gallbladder into the bile duct causing blockage of the bile from the liver, resulting in yellow jaundice.
Sometimes this can also be associated with pancreatitis. Abdominal pain and vomiting can also occur.
In brief:
Stones
Gallstones can sometimes move from the gallbladder into the bile duct causing blockage of the bile from the liver, resulting in yellow jaundice.
Sometimes this can also be associated with pancreatitis. Abdominal pain and vomiting can also occur.
Dr. Mark Hoepfner
Thank
Get help from a real doctor now
Dr. Crystal Twynham
Board Certified, Surgery
29 years in practice
938K people helped
Continue
108,000 doctors available
