<unk> , also known as acute<unk>  is a systemic disease caused by the inflammation and infection of the biliary tree most commonly following an obstruction in the biliary tract. It is characterized by a triad (Charcot's Triad) of fever, jaundice and right upper quadrant pain. A pentad (also known as Reynold's pentad) can also be seen in which altered mental status and sepsis are present in addition to usual findings. The severity of disease range anywhere from mild infection to life-threatening sepsis by the translocation of bacteria into the bloodstream.
Ascending cholangitis
Acute cholecystitis
Choledocholithiasis
Chronic cholecystitis
Gallstone pancreatitis
Splenic abscess
Gallbladder volvulus
Gallstone ileus