Ascending cholangitis

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Ascending cholangitis
Duodenoscopy image of pus extruding from Ampulla of Vater, indicative of cholangitis
ICD-10 K83.9
ICD-9 576.1

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Assosciate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Prashanth Saddala M.B.B.S

Synonyms and keywords: Acute cholangitis; bile duct inflammation

Overview

Ascending Cholangitis, also known as acute cholangitis 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.

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