Clogged Bile Duct Surgery

Surgery will help bile flow out of your liver to your gallbladder or small intestine.

Clogged bile duct surgery.

This is often used in cases where obstruction is caused by a. In some cases bypass surgery is required. Stones can be removed during an ercp by using an endoscope. A blockage can cause bile to build up in your gallbladder or liver.

As bile builds up in the liver it causes jaundice and other symptoms such as nausea vomiting and upper abdominal pain. Surgery or injury to the liver gallbladder or biliary network can also increase the risk. An alternative treatment would be an ercp endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. 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.

This can cause problems such as pain itching jaundice and liver failure. Biliary bypass is surgery to go around a blockage in your bile duct. You should discuss these options with your doctor. The bile duct might become infected and require emergency surgery if the stone or blockage is not removed.

This is an inflammation of the gallbladder that can lead to a severe infection or the. If the blockage occurs between the gallbladder and the common bile duct a person is at risk of cholecystitis.