For example gallstones may cause severe acute symptoms.
Blocked bile duct operation.
Madhu prasad has years of experience in performing surgical procedures for treating conditions that occur due to bile duct obstruction and other problems.
Often the gallbladder is used to provide some of the bypass.
A bile duct obstruction also known as biliary obstruction is when one of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the intestine via the gallbladder becomes blocked.
Depending on the cause these symptoms can develop abruptly or slowly with time.
The following tests may be used to investigate a possible blocked bile duct.
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.
In complicated or recurrent bile duct stones the operation may include a drainage procedure replumbing the bile duct to improve the flow of bile into the bowel and prevent stones reforming.
In some cases surgery is required to bypass the blockage.
Tumors may cause a more gradual onset of symptoms.
The bile ducts carry bile secreted by the liver to digest fats to the gallbladder and small intestine.
Abdominal ultrasound abdominal ct scan endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ercp percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram ptca magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography mrcp endoscopic ultrasound eus.
If the blockage is caused by cancer the duct may need to be widened.
The surgeon creates a bypass around the tumor blocking the bile duct by connecting part of the bile duct before the blockage with a part of the duct that lies past the blockage the bile duct may also be connected to the intestine itself.
Your provider may prescribe antibiotics if an infection is suspected.
The gallbladder will usually be surgically removed if the blockage is caused by gallstones.
This is often used in cases where obstruction is caused by a.
Bile duct obstruction treatment usually involves surgery or an endoscopic procedure.
This is major surgery and carries an increased risk of postoperative complications when compared with keyhole surgery however it is extremely effective.