Choledocholithiasis natural history

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Complications

This obstruction leads to jaundice, elevation in alkaline phosphatase, increase in conjugated bilirubin in the blood and increase in cholesterol in the blood. It can also cause acute pancreatitis and ascending cholangitis.