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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Risk Factors

Risk factors includes:

• Previous history of gallstones.
• Sclerosing cholangitis
• HIV
• Narrowing of the common bile duct.
• Travel to countries where you might catch a worm or parasite infection.