Tulane Liver & Pancreas Center ~ Gallstones
Symptoms
- Pain in the upper-right or upper-middle abdomen
- Fever
- Jaundice
- Clay-colored stools
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Diagnosis
- Blood tests
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Abdominal CT scan
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Gallbladder radionuclide scan
- Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA)
Treatment
- Surgery to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy).
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy (ERS)
