What Is Choledocholithiasis?
3. Symptoms
Many people with choledocholithiasis will experience no symptoms for months, or even years. Despite having gallstones in the bile duct, the bile can often still flow freely to the small intestine. When the stones do cause a blockage, however, then problems can begin to develop.
Typical symptoms of choledocholithiasis include a pain in the upper right part of the abdomen. The pain can go from being barely noticeable, to being agonizing. In some cases, the pain might even cause the condition to be mistaken for a heart attack. Other symptoms of the condition include a loss of appetite, jaundice, fever, nausea and vomiting, and stools that are clay colored.
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