I recently had severe pains in my right side which I thought was a kidney infection and the doctor put me on antibiotics, as the passion persisted the doctor referred me for an ultrasound, 2 hours after getting home from the ultrasound they called me to go straight back in for another as the doctor wanted to have a look at my gallbladder. At that ultrasound the doctor said everything looked alright except for my bial duct was enlarged which is unusual for my age and that it is usually caused by a stone which I have never had. Yesterday the doctor phone me to go in to get my test result, he informed me again about the bial duct and that there were also shadows on the liver. I now have to have blood tests and a CT scan and if they don t show up anything I have to see a specialist. Should I be worried and what could this mean. Donna
Bile duct dilatation is generally due to obstruction to the flow of bile, commonly due t gall stones, benign strictures due to pancreatitis, tumors. The cause is generally diagnosed by Blood test to check for live function, Ultrasound, CT scan. There is no need to worry as these are very common illnesses, and treatment is available for all the causes. Hope this answers your question, thank you.