The term choledocholithiasis refers to a condition when a gallstone or gallstones become lodged within any duct of the bile system. The ducts typically involved are the common bile duct, the cystic ...

I have a patient with gallstones. His alkaline phosphatase is 1800 (probably due to stones in the common bile duct [CBD]) and bilirubin is normal. What would be the best approach for management of ...

On the basis of this thoughtful meta-analysis, performing EUS before ERCP seems to be the preferred approach in caring for patients suspected of having choledocholithiasis. Although this strategy ...

If a gallstone blocks the common bile duct, it can cause choledocholithiasis. Symptoms of choledocholithiasis include pain in the right side of the abdomen (biliary colic), jaundice, and fever.