Flashcards in Biliary Tract Disease Deck (35)
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1
What 5 things can gallstones cause
Colic
Cholecystitis
Jaundice
Pancreatitis (can be fatal)
Bowel Obstruction (unusual)
2
Why is there more chance of getting gall stones as you get older
The level of cholesterol in the body increases
bile gets stickier so it is more likely to become grit like
3
What are the most common type of gall stones
Mixed stones
4
What is the rarest type of gall stones
Primary bile duct stones
5
What are the other 2 types of gall stones
Cholesterol or pigment stones
6
What are the 5 Fs for gallstones
Forty or fifty
Female
Fat
Fertile
Fair ethnicity
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What are the symptoms of biliary colic
Stone impacts in the cystic duct
Gradual build up pain in RUQ
Radiates to back/ shoulder
May last 2-6 hours
Associated with indigestion / nausea
8
What are 5 causes of severe acute epigastric pain
Biliary colic
Peptic ulcer disease
Oesophageal spasm
Myocardial infarction
Acute pancreatitis
9
How does acute cholecystitis occur
Inflammation in the gall bladder
Obstruction of cystic duct
Initially sterile then becomes infected
10
Why would you see kidney stones but not gall stones on an x ray
Kidney stones contain calcium and the gall stones don't
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What are 5 different diagnostic tools of gallstones
Ultrasound
CT scan
MRCP / ERCP
HIDA
EUS
12
What is the treatment of acute cholecystitis
IV antibiotics
IV fluids
NBM
US to confirm
13
What is the preferred option of acute cholecystitis
Urgent cholecystectomy
14
What might we do for more elderly patients that are frail and unfit
Interval cholecystectomy
15
What is a major complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Bile duct injury
16
What happens when the stones migrate into the common bile duct
Jaundice (if blocking)
Infection of bile duct (cholangitis)
Acute pancreatitis
17
What are the 2 main causes of acute pancreatitis
Alcohol or gallstones
18
What is the best treatment for acute pancreatitis
Remove the gall bladder to prevent any future stones sticking and causing pancreatitis again
19
What is Gallstone ileus
gallstone impacted in the distal ileum causing a Small bowel obstruction
20
Who is most likely to develop a gallstone ileus
Elderly females
21
Do all gallstones cause symptoms
No
22
What is the single best test for gall stones?
Ultrasonography to tell us whether there are gall stones or not and where they are
23
Do we always remove gallstones?
No
Only if they are symptomatic or causing complications
24
What is cholangiocarcinoma
Bile duct cancer
25
How common is cholangiocarcinoma
1 in every 100,000
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Where is the most common site of cholangiocarcinoma
Perihilar
27
When do cholangiocarcinoma present
Late
28
What are the common symptoms of cholangiocarcinoma
Jaundice
Weight loss
anorexia
lethargy
29
What are 2 complications of cholangiocarcinoma by the time the patient presents
Metastases to the lymph nodes or peritoneal
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