Clinical forms of cholangitis

Asymptomatic
The asymptomatic discovery when one operates (during surgery) for gallstones (cholecystectomy), cholangitis in this case can evolve sue a less evocative, the discovery is obviously more difficult especially in the absence of background Bile known [8].
Crude form or LATENT
It is rare but possible. There are few clinical signs are mainly in the elderly. However, even latent, this will require a quick movement cholangitis because of complications may be very brutal.
The latent cholangitis may express itself violently, during an outbreak of acute gallstone disease, or in various circumstances:
- Opacification instrumental biliary tract.
- Endoscopic sphincterotomy.
- Common duct endoscopy.
- Explorations intraoperative manometric.
Symptomatic forms
- Forms purely painful.
- Pure febrile forms.
- Forms icteric pure.
Complicated shape, "cholangitis ACUTE icterus UREMIGENE"
- Fortunately rare, but always fear, she realizes a typical picture of cholangitis but is, in the hours and the maximum in the next few days, accompanied by a severe septic shock that goes largely to the fore, combining in one period very short renal organic. Age greater than 70 is an additional factor of gravity.
Clinically:
It jaundice installation very fast and becomes very intense, says "flamboyant".
- Signs of toxic shock infectious.
- And the rapid onset renal organic (oliguria).
- Sometimes disorders of consciousness (delirium).
Biologically:
- Thrombocytopenia <150,000 mm3.
- Direct bilirubin can be> 400 micromol / l.
- Increase in blood urea> 20 mmol / l and creatinine> 110 mmol / l.
- Hyperkalemia dangerous above 6 mEq / l.
- Acidosis (retention of H + ions which are not eliminated).
This is an emergency treatment will require unblocking the bile duct and eventually hemodialysis.

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