Blocked Bile Duct Operation

When the bile ducts get blocked bile builds up in the liver causing jaundice and other life threatening conditions.

Blocked bile duct operation.

For example gallstones may cause severe acute symptoms. The following tests may be used to investigate a possible blocked bile duct. Tumors may cause a more gradual onset of symptoms. If left untreated this.

Your provider may prescribe antibiotics if an infection is suspected. This is often used in cases where obstruction is caused by a. The bile ducts carry bile secreted by the liver to digest fats to the gallbladder and small intestine. An ercp may be sufficient to remove small stones from the common bile duct or to place a stent inside the duct to restore bile flow.

Abdominal ultrasound abdominal ct scan endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ercp percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram ptca magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography mrcp endoscopic ultrasound eus. The surgeon creates a bypass around the tumor blocking the bile duct by connecting part of the bile duct before the blockage with a part of the duct that lies past the blockage the bile duct may also be connected to the intestine itself. In some cases surgery is required to bypass the blockage. Depending on the cause these symptoms can develop abruptly or slowly with time.

The gallbladder will usually be surgically removed if the blockage is caused by gallstones. Bile duct obstruction treatment usually involves surgery or an endoscopic procedure. Often the gallbladder is used to provide some of the bypass. In complicated or recurrent bile duct stones the operation may include a drainage procedure replumbing the bile duct to improve the flow of bile into the bowel and prevent stones reforming.

If the blockage is caused by cancer the duct may need to be widened. This is major surgery and carries an increased risk of postoperative complications when compared with keyhole surgery however it is extremely effective.