biliary obstruction


biliary obstruction

A blockage of the bile ducts with accumulation of bile in the liver.
 
Clinical findings
Colicky upper right-quadrant pain, jaundice, itching, dark-coloured urine.
Aetiology
Stone, tumour, pancreas (tumours or pancreatitis), cholecystitis, bile duct cysts, trauma, bile duct stricture, enlarged lymph nodes.

biliary obstruction

Bile duct obstruction Clinical medicine A blockage of the bile ducts with accumulation of bile in the liver Etiology Stone, tumor, pancreas–tumors or pancreatitis, cholecystitis, bile duct cysts, trauma, bile duct stricture, enlarged lymph nodes Clinical Colic, jaundice. See Gall bladder disease.