Low urgency
Common-
Presence of stones (gallstones) in the duct that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine.
These stones are formed by bile pigments and calcium or cholesterol salts.
It manifests with pain in the upper right part of the abdomen, nausea, vomiting, fever, loss of appetite, yellow skin and clay-coloured stools.
After clinical suspicion, the diagnosis is confirmed by blood tests, an abdominal ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Treatment consists of the gallstones removal through the ERCP or, if the percutaneous removal is not possible, surgical removal will be required.
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Dr. Oscar Garcia-Esquirol
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