Choledocholithiasis

Gallstone obstruction of the common bile duct, which leads to increased biliary tree pressure. Obstructing stones can originate in the gallbladder or within the common bile duct itself. Increased biliary tree pressure leads to elevated liver enzymes and jaundice. Pain in the upper right abdominal quadrant can be mild to severe, constant or intermittent. Diagnosis & treatment may involve endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and/or laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Gallstone pancreatitis (when the stone blocks the ampulla of Vater) Cholangitis