Biliary strictureFrom our partner site on acid reflux, AcidRefluxConnection.com.
Biliary stricture involves an abnormal narrowing of the biliary duct that transports bile (a chemical used in digestion) from the liver to the small intestine. Alternative Names: Bile duct stricture Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Biliary strictures are often caused by surgical trauma to the bile ducts, for example, after surgery to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy). advertisement Other causes of this condition are blunt injury to the intestine, pancreatitis, breakdown of the duct by a gallstone in the bile duct, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and cancer of the bile duct. Risk factors include previous biliary surgery, pancreatitis, cholelithiasis, or injury to the intestine.
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