bile duct 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.

bile duct obstruction

Most cases are caused by gallstones or by cancer of the head of the PANCREAS. Signs are pale stools, dark urine, progressive yellow colouring of the skin by deposition of bile pigments (JAUNDICE), itching and loss of appetite and weight.