Ascending cholangitis, also known as acute cholangitis or simply cholangitis, is inflammation of the bile duct, usually caused by bacteria ascending from...

and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. It occurs as a result of ascending cholangitis (an infection of the bile duct in the liver). When the presentation...

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a long-term progressive disease of the liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the...

cholecystitis, but negative in choledocholithiasis, pyelonephritis, and ascending cholangitis. Classically, Murphy's sign is tested for during an abdominal examination...

a collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary tract. It is a combination of...

obstruction termed gallstone ileus. Other complications can include ascending cholangitis, which occurs when a bacterial infection causes purulent inflammation...

duct Primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic autoimmune disease leading to liver failure Secondary sclerosing cholangitis, an umbrella term for other...

above symptoms coincide with fever and chills, the diagnosis of ascending cholangitis may also be considered. More than 70% of people with gallstones...

the biliary duct is called cholangitis, which may be associated with autoimmune disease, such as primary sclerosing cholangitis, or a result of bacterial...

pancreas, and bile ducts to the duodenum in conditions such as ascending cholangitis due to obstructing gallstones. Pancreatic and biliary stents can...