Acute Cholangitis


Etiology


Microbiology


Diagnosis

Complete Blood Count (CBC) (see Complete Blood Count)

Liver Function Tests (LFT’s) (see Liver Function Tests)

Blood Culture (see Blood Culture)

Abdominal Ultrasound (see Abdominal-Pelvic Ultrasound)

Abdominal CT (see Abdominal-Pelvic Computed Tomography)

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (see Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)

Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) (see Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography)


Clinical Manifestations

General Comments

Gastrointestinal Manifestations

Infectious Manifestations


Treatment

Antibiotics

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (see Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)


References

Microbiology

Diagnosis

Treatment