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Question: I have 2 nodules blocking my bile ducts, I am very sick and yellow. Why does my doctor want to dialate my bile duct instead of removing the nodules
Brief Answer:
To reduce jaundice and to improve your general condition (GC).
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Female/46 - visited a Doctor - had CT and MRI - detected 2 nodules blocking bile ducts - very sick and yellow - wants to know why the Doctor wants to dilate the duct instead of removing the nodules?
Since you are very sick and must have been deeply jaundiced due to obstruction to the bile flow, any one would like to first make the bile flow out into the duodenum so that the jaundice is reduced to the level that your general condition is improved so that definitive procedures can be undertaken safely at the earliest.
I hope this answers your query, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you need to or if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
To reduce jaundice and to improve your general condition (GC).
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Female/46 - visited a Doctor - had CT and MRI - detected 2 nodules blocking bile ducts - very sick and yellow - wants to know why the Doctor wants to dilate the duct instead of removing the nodules?
Since you are very sick and must have been deeply jaundiced due to obstruction to the bile flow, any one would like to first make the bile flow out into the duodenum so that the jaundice is reduced to the level that your general condition is improved so that definitive procedures can be undertaken safely at the earliest.
I hope this answers your query, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you need to or if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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