Cirrhosis makes it difficult for your liver to work and may lead to liver failure.
Causes of bile duct disease.
Different diseases can block the bile ducts and cause a problem with the flow of bile.
Possible complications that can arise without treatment include.
In most cases cholangitis is caused by a blocked duct somewhere in your bile duct system.
May be worse at night or in warm weather light brown urine.
Gallstones which can increase pressure in the gallbladder and cause a gallbladder attack.
Other less common causes of cholangitis include.
The pain usually lasts from one to several hours.
Primary sclerosing skluh rohs ing cholangitis koh lan jie tis is a disease of the bile ducts.
If they are large enough they may block a bile duct as they pass.
Abdominal pain especially common on the.
Blood from your.
Yellowing of the skin jaundice or eyes icterus from the buildup of a waste product called bilirubin.
They can form when there is a chemical imbalance in the gallbladder.
These scars make the ducts hard and narrow and gradually cause serious liver damage.
Increased pressure in the portal vein portal hypertension.
In primary sclerosing cholangitis inflammation causes scars within the bile ducts.
As liver damage worsens primary biliary cholangitis can cause serious health problems including.
Itching not limited to one area.
Autoimmune disease such as primary sclerosing cholangitis may affect the system.
The blockage is most commonly caused by gallstones or sludge impacting the bile ducts.
Bile ducts carry the digestive liquid bile from your liver to your small intestine.