The term choledocholithiasis refers to a condition when a gallstone or gallstones become lodged within any duct of the bile system. The ducts typically involved are the common bile duct, the cystic ...

I have a patient with gallstones. His alkaline phosphatase is 1800 (probably due to stones in the common bile duct [CBD]) and bilirubin is normal. What would be the best approach for management of ...

On the basis of this thoughtful meta-analysis, performing EUS before ERCP seems to be the preferred approach in caring for patients suspected of having choledocholithiasis. Although this strategy ...

If a gallstone blocks the common bile duct, it can cause choledocholithiasis. Symptoms of choledocholithiasis include pain in the right side of the abdomen (biliary colic), jaundice, and fever.

Right upper quadrant pain can be caused by various conditions, including gallstones, kidney stones, and hepatitis. Your abdomen is divided into four quarters or quadrants. Imagine a vertical line that ...