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What Causes Thick Bile In A Child?
Have you ever heard of a baby whose bile is too thick to pass through the common bile ducts well and it gets clogged? This is probably a scam to get money, I thought I d just see if anyone knew about it, but you probably don t. I can t risk the money, I ve lost too much on medical expenses already.
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Thickened bile causing obstruction of bile ducts is a well known cause of jaundice in infants.This condition is known as inspissated bile syndrome/bile plug syndrome/viscous bile syndrome.It should not be confused with gall stone or bile duct stone.
Causes can be many like hemolytic anemia,cystic fibrosis or total parenteral nutrition.
It is a treatable condition and management of underlying condition and laparoscopic surgical intervention is needed.
Regards
Thickened bile causing obstruction of bile ducts is a well known cause of jaundice in infants.This condition is known as inspissated bile syndrome/bile plug syndrome/viscous bile syndrome.It should not be confused with gall stone or bile duct stone.
Causes can be many like hemolytic anemia,cystic fibrosis or total parenteral nutrition.
It is a treatable condition and management of underlying condition and laparoscopic surgical intervention is needed.
Regards
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