Identifying and Treating Ascending Cholangitis. A case report and review of literature.
Acute cholangitis is an infection of the biliary system that typically results from obstruction. Common causes include choledocholithiasis, strictures, foreign bodies (such as biliary stents) parasitic worms (e.g. ascarids) and compression from an external structure. Obstruction allows for higher ba...
Main Authors: | Phillip Linholm, Patrick E. Young, Walter Reed |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery
2018-07-01
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Series: | Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://journal.astes.org.al/index.php/AJTES/article/view/10 |
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