Most common cause of cholangitis
Cholangitis Ascending bacterial infection of the biliary ductal system with obstruction Most common cause of acute cholangitis is choledocholithiasis Most common organism present in the bile in patients with cholangitis : E.coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, streptococcus faecalis & Bacteroides fragilis Etiology Choledocholithiasis(MC) Benign strictures Biliary enteric anastomotic strictures Cholangiocarcinoma and periampullary cancer Ref: Sabiston 20th edition Pgno :1507
Viral infection
CBD stone
Surgery
Amoebic infection
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