The doctor says my bile duct is dilated to 1cm. I have pain on my left side. Are they related
Hi Tina, I suffer from back pain with this issue too. Was your issue resolved? How have you been?
HI Sammygirl, I am glad to hear that you are doing so much better after juicing! Did you have any imaging done to see if it made a difference? I am in the same boat; dilated intra and extra hepatic bile ducts with a slightly enlarged spleen. Had my gall bladder removed in 2014.
Would truly appreciate your input as I am going in for a second ERCP soon. :(
I have recently completed a colonoscopy with 10 adenoma polyps removed and found benign. Also Diverticulosis was diagnosed. Due to post op pain a CT scan and then MRI were performed where dialated bile duct was detected. The NH hospital I was treated at referred me to a "Specialist in Boston and have been waiting close to a week for appointment. Is there cause for concern that I should be evaluated ASAP? I am mother of two and need to be proactive (as all) in my health. Please advise.
My common bile duct has been increasing from 4 mm in 2004 to 15 mm in 2015. I had my gallbladder removed in 1999 after more than a year of a great deal of pain. My liver enzyme blood tests jump from normal to high and have even been low since I first started tracking them in 2004. Now I have dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts. I am waiting for the results of an MRCP. I had one 3 years ago that was normal. I have had constipation my entire life. I take Lactalos and miralax daily. I also have had back pain since 2007 that requires morphine to keep the pain at a level I can cope with. I retired early because teaching even a partial day made the pain much worse. My middle right side and center of my abdomen are almost always tender, Any ideas of what may be going on? Should I be concerned about the dilatation of the ducts? Are there any tests I should ask for, or should I continue to not worry about it.
I had an MRI of the lumbar spine w/contrast on 2/10/15 for everything wrong with my lower back. It was also noted that I had a common bile duct dilatation of 12 mm. No one caught that except me, so being in the health insurance field for over 25 years, naturally, since it was made "note of" on the MRI, I googled what the average adult common bile duct shoul measure and found that it should be an average of 6 - 7 mm in length. Naturally I got alarmed, pushed, berated, threatened and finally my Primary Care, PA, ordered a blood panel and a UA to see if bile was spilling over into the blood or into the urine. Since both were negative, once again, he dropped it. I called and nagged til I got a Ultrasound of the gallbladder. It showed on 3/27 that the common bile duct was enlarged to 12.6 mm, however no gallstones or disease of the gallbladder was shown, so again, I was left on my own. They same a tumor would have shown up on my MRI, but I'm continuing to ve alarmed, I finally got a hold of a sympathetic nurse at a Gastroenterologist practice to listen to me, so tomorrow morning I go in for a Consult, can anyone tell me what might be causing this?
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I have being having terrible heartburn and pain upper right to the point I'm eating very little on all ant acid tablets was diagnosed with 5cm hyiertus hernia then head scan which showed my bile duct was 7.5 mm so had to go for a MRI that now shows my bile duct is measuring 9mm but their saying I have no obstruction am in so much pain all time waiting to go back to see gastroligist but I'm worried as it getting larger n I'm in so much discomfort with bloating n pain when I eat I have had a lot of abdominal surgery due to endometrios and was wondering whether it could be adhesions again please could you advise
I have being having terrible heartburn and pain upper right to the point I'm eating very little on all ant acid tablets was diagnosed with 5cm hyiertus hernia then head scan which showed my bile duct was 7.5 mm so had to go for a MRI that now shows my bile duct is measuring 9mm but their saying I have no obstruction am in so much pain all time waiting to go back to see gastroligist but I'm worried as it getting larger n I'm in so much discomfort with bloating n pain when I eat I have had a lot of abdominal surgery due to endometrios and was wondering whether it could be adhesions again please could you advise
Were you hospitalized in a place with a good liver transplant team? You should be seen by specialists of this caliber and should be getting to hear their advice and opinions. I don't think you can make a truly informed decision without the best information. Your history definitely warrants the full investigation by this kind of team. Then you can decide what you are willing to risk and whether to go the surgical route or hope for the best. A naturopath is in no way competent to evaluate all the possible ramifications of this problem. I don't mean to trash naturopaths - few specialists are fully competent for something like this and certainly not any of the generalists out there. You really need the advice of someone who has extensive close experience with these problems.
I have the same problem as yours just back from the specialist and so far the MRI with dye showed same dilation size as before but had an episode of maybe pancreatitis or CBD infection that i was admitted to the hospital for 4 days, severe abdominal pain, increased WBC, pancreatic and liver enzymes. I still cant decide if the roux n y surgery is the best option i will seeing a naturopath soon.
when going mrcp common bile duct shows mild fusiform dilation in the proximal part (approx.13mm) and shows gradual distal tapering. and the gallbladder with multiple intraluminal signal voids suggestive of calculi are seen .the liver is mildly enlarged with span of 16cm .a 2cm diameter fluid signal intensity suggestive of simple hepatic cyst .can we say the dilation as type 1 choledochal cyst
I had an enlarged bile duct for years that was treated as "no big deal" and considered just the normal enlargement for someone who'd had their gall bladder removed. Then at one point I had some symptoms of sudden emptying after eating a fatty meal and my hepatologist insisted on an ercp, including the duct into the pancreas. I was still not given a very specific dx for a couple of years until a new hepatologist and liver transplant surgeon joined Stanford's staff after years of practicing in Japan. The new team reviewed my existing records and made a dx of a congenital choledochal cyst. It's extremely rare in the west but much more common in the east. It carries a 25% risk of a highly fatal form of cancer. I had to undergo a very difficult surgery to remove all the ducts (unfortunately adjacent to the major blood flow lines), the remove part of my small intestine in order to utilize the tissue to construct brand new ducts for me, and have a roux-en-Y to reconnect my intestines! Not a liver transplant, but an 8 hour surgery by the transplant team. It IS extremely rare in the west, so its not a likely problem in your case but it does make me want to encourage everyone to look into those bile duct enlargements and not discount them too quickly.
Hi, how much is your common duct dilatated? I just had ultrasound showing 8mm dilatation, had MRCP showing normal liver, gallbladder and pancreas; blood work was unremarkable. I an scheduled for an ERCP next week, am surprised your doctor did not insist on that procedure as there has to be an underlying cause for the dilatation. Are you having any symptoms?
In regards to the discussion of the dilated common bile duct, I recently went through an Ultrasound and an MRI with imaging dye and no cancer was found. However, I was not given a cause or a cure for the dilation and will have to have follow-up via blood draws every 3 months and another MRI in a year. If I would have lived in a legal state the Specialist said that he would have prescribed Medical Marijuana. I'm leery of taking pain medication because of the side effects and I have pain on the right side of my abdomen which radiates to my the right side of my back and the left side of the abdomen. It is not constant and seems to be activated by exercise, stress and either too much or too little food. The pain is nothing like the knife-like agony I presented at the ER with. I wonder if it's possible for this to get better on it's own? There are also elimination issues and nausea. Anyway, I have grown tired of thinking and acting like a sick person waiting to die. By the grace of God, my attitude has changed and I have gotten back to the gym for moderate workouts, have considered going back to work part-time and am now considering taking Martial Arts classes at 40, something I have always wanted to do which I hope will build my confidence and help me beat the symptoms of this illness by staying in a positive and self-empowered head space. Any comments or feedback would be appreciated:-)
Paint my nose red and stuff me in a little car! :-)
ERCP (endoscopic remote procedure) is just a method of getting a scope/tools into the duodenum and bile duct. From there they can do close up imaging as needed or use the tools to place stents or do other tasks.
I had a couple of them after transplant to place and remove a stent from my bile duct where the graft was located.
I had dilated common bile duct and liver enlargement but dr gastrologist said since I have no pain in right side then will be no problem. I do have pain in left stomach side (from middle to left side of stomach).
For me, you are the warriors I chose to fight this war with because you are so brave. Hard to feel sorry for ones self with these compassionate heroes around showing us the way.
Hey Chris, I'm jus one of da clowns but I try and offer any support I can when I can and shows you how much of a life I have too but like you said at least we have one and I am VERY grateful to be able to attempt to rid myself of this HCV on the triple dose. Hope they get things under control for you.
My hat is off to you Hector, Transplantgal, and OH
Wishing you all the Very Best
Gene
And thank you for putting a different spin on what was said before about the smart-a** comments. Sometimes I can laugh and sometimes I can't. You seen to understand that. :) Weekends probably aren't the best time to post what I did. Shows you how much of a life I have, but at least so far I have one.
You are so helpful! Seriously. I researched different web sites and found out what the two ERCP or whatever are. What I wanted to know was how it was relevant to HepC or what its implication was. I'll think good thoughts for you, Hector. You sound right where I don't want to be.
Your PCP didn't follow up because they thought it was stones. Well it could be stones or any other thing that can cause blockage of the biliary tree. I don't know for sure and even a good MRI doesn't always show everything that is there. So who knows if some HCC was blocking the biliary tree.
Metastasized to the inferior vena cava? OMG That must have been a nightmare. I am so sorry.
It makes horrible sense that it would metastasize to the vena cave as that is the route the blood flow of the liver cycles back into your heart.
You must have been at a very good transplant center for them to be able remove all of the cancer from your vena cava and keep it functional. They probably took out a whole section and then used the donor liver's vena cava. Luckily it must have been a close fit. Wow those surgeons are brilliant! Glad you got excellent treatment. At many centers that would have been a death sentence. Scary.
Did they get all the cancer out of your vena cava when you had your transplant? Wow you are so lucky. You are a miracle. I have heard some terrible stories but that is really horrible.
I am so glad that you got a transplant and they got all of the cancer. Gee I've only had two 2cm tumors. One in my left lobe and now I have one in my right lobe. I will be having another TACE treatment on the 22nd to give it a good dose of chemo. Doxorubicin eluting beads (DEB). I have about a year to transplant as I only have a MELD of 22 right now. So I have to manage the cancer until I can get a transplant. Very stressful and scary. Happy you made it to the other side!
Take care!
Hector