All of the following are true about bilhemia except:
Biliary pressure is more than poal pressure
ERCP is diagnostic and therapeutic
Death occurs due to embolism of bile in lungs
Patient has hyperbilirubinemia with raised enzymes
BILHEMIA: The bile stas flowing into systemic veins. M.C cause- CBD obstruction (CBD stone) Characteristics: rapidly increasing jaundice, marked hyperbilirubinemia, liver enzymes are normal, septicemia, can be fatal due to massive embolization of bile into lungs. IOC - ERCP (diagnostic & therapeutic) Management - decrease intrabiliary pressure by stenting or sphincterotomy.
Bile duct