Biliary obstruction on its own is not often life threatening but if left untreated can lead to severe complications including liver diseases.
Liver bile duct obstruction symptoms.
Enlarged lymph nodes in the porta hepatis.
Itching abdominal pain usually in the upper right side fever or night sweats nausea and vomiting tiredness or lack of energy unintentional weight loss loss of appetite.
Bile duct obstruction symptoms can start suddenly or gradually depending on the cause.
Light colored stools dark urine jaundice yellowish eyes or skin itching pain in the upper right side of the abdomen nausea vomiting weight loss fever.
The possible causes of a blocked bile duct include.
Bilirubin levels in the blood can rise as the liver becomes congested with bile.
People with bile duct obstruction also often experience.
Common bile duct obstruction symptoms include.
When the bile ducts become blocked bile builds up in the liver and jaundice yellow color of the skin develops due to the increasing level of bilirubin in the blood.
People with biliary obstruction usually have.
Common symptoms of a bile duct obstruction.
Common symptoms of bile duct obstruction include pale.
Increased bilirubin level increased alkaline phosphatase level increased liver enzymes.
Cysts of the common bile duct.
They are the result of bile backing up in the liver.
Yellowing of the skin jaundice or eyes icterus from the buildup of a waste product called bilirubin itching not limited to one area.
Abdominal pain in the upper right hand side.