Symptoms & Signs
- Chills
- Clay-colored stools
- Fever
- Itching
- Loss of appetite
- Pain in the upper right abdomen that may radiate to the back
- Weight loss
- Yellowing of the skin (jaundice)
Diagnosis & Tests
Tests that show a tumor or blockage in the bile duct:
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal ultrasound
- CT scan-directed biopsy
- Cytology
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA)
Blood tests that show abnormal function:
- Liver function tests (especially bilirubin)
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Review Date : 9/4/2008
Reviewed By : Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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