cholangitis…

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digestive system, bile pathway, cholangitis, infection, the common bile duct, carries bile, helps in digestion, liver, gallbladder, intestines, cholangitis, a bacterial infection, the duct is obstructed by a gallstone, stricture, tumor, flukes, worms, become lodged, in the bile duct, lead to this problem, not common, infection causing this condition, spread, liver, risk factors, previous history of gallstones, biliary diseases sclerosing cholangitis, primary, secondary, hiv, travel to countries where a worm, fluke infection, contracted, recurrent jaundice, abdominal pain, right upper quadrant, middle, the upper abdomen, recurrent, sharp, cramping, dull, radiate, below the right shoulder blade, chills, fever, clay-colored stools, dark urine, nausea, vomiting, tests that show obstruction, infection, the bile duct, ercp, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, examines the biliary, liver secretion, system, pancreatic duct, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram, ptca, abdominal ultrasound, mrcp, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, blood tests that affected, liver function tests, bilirubin levels, wbc, increased white blood cells, antibiotic therapy, eliminate the infection, obstructed bile ducts drained by ercp, by ptca, flukes, worms, eliminated, appropriate medications, outcome, sepsis, symptoms suggestive of cholangitis develop, cholangitis symptoms worsen, not improve, new symptoms develop, treatment of gallstones, tumors, infestations of flukes, worms, reduce the risk, people, placement of metal, plastic stents, the bile system necessary, prevent recurrence.