Gastroenterology · UKMLA & AKT
Acute cholangitis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise acute cholangitis — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Acute (ascending) cholangitis is a bacterial infection of the biliary tract caused by biliary obstruction with ascending gut-derived organisms - a surgical emergency that can rapidly progress to sepsis and multi-organ failure.
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