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Jaundice, Severe Itching, Weight Loss, No Liver Damage. Cure?
My son has been jaundice with severe itching for 11 weeks now. He has had a liver biopsy , mri, and numerous testing it seems this was caused by a work out supplement he took for 2 weeks. He has lost nearly 60 pounds . There was no indication of liver damage, doctor said it was the bile ducts. can you shed some light on this.
Sat, 20 Oct 2012
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Jaundice due to bile ducts appears when the flow throughout bile ducts is either impeded or completely blocked. It happens when some small stones from gall bladder gets stuck in bile duct, when some mass is compressing bile ducts. Sometimes jaundice appears due to primary sclerosing cholangitis. In all this cases ERCP should be performed and if necessary with stenting of bile ducts.
This ERCP will decrease bile pressure in bile ducts and should be a remedy for your son.
Hope this will help.
Regards
Thank you for the query.
Jaundice due to bile ducts appears when the flow throughout bile ducts is either impeded or completely blocked. It happens when some small stones from gall bladder gets stuck in bile duct, when some mass is compressing bile ducts. Sometimes jaundice appears due to primary sclerosing cholangitis. In all this cases ERCP should be performed and if necessary with stenting of bile ducts.
This ERCP will decrease bile pressure in bile ducts and should be a remedy for your son.
Hope this will help.
Regards
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