Bile duct disorders can lead to serious complications if left untreated, but early diagnosis and proper management can prevent long-term damage, a doctor states. READ ON to find out more.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive scarring ... causing symptoms like a new or worsening case of jaundice, chills, and sharp pains in the upper-right quadrant (quarter) of ...

Symptoms that gradually appear as primary sclerosing cholangitis advances slowly include itchy skin, jaundice, and fatigue.

The aims of palliation are the relief of jaundice and pruritis, prevention of recurrent cholangitis, and avoidance of hepatic failure due to unrelieved or progressive biliary obstruction.

Potential complications of bile duct scarring include bile duct infections (cholangitis), cirrhosis of the liver, and bile duct cancer. Often patients have no symptoms but abnormal liver chemistries ...

Most patients present with painless jaundice. Less common symptoms include nonspecific abdominal pain, weight loss, and pruritis. Rarely, patients may present with cholangitis. [5] ...

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