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==Overview== | |||
==Causes== | == Overview == | ||
== Causes == | |||
It results from bile stasis due to chronic obstruction, usually by [[gallstones]] ([[choledocholithiasis]]). This facilitates a bacterial infection. | It results from bile stasis due to chronic obstruction, usually by [[gallstones]] ([[choledocholithiasis]]). This facilitates a bacterial infection. | ||
The infecting organisms are usually gram-negative bacilli (eg, [[E. coli]], [[Klebsiella]], [[Pseudomonas]], and [[Enterococcus]]). | The infecting organisms are usually gram-negative bacilli (eg, [[E. coli]], [[Klebsiella]], [[Pseudomonas]], and [[Enterococcus]]). | ||
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|bgcolor="Beige"| [[E. coli]], [[Klebsiella]], [[Pseudomonas]], and [[Enterococcus]] | | bgcolor="Beige"| [[E. coli]], [[Klebsiella]], [[Pseudomonas]], and [[Enterococcus]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Causes
It results from bile stasis due to chronic obstruction, usually by gallstones (choledocholithiasis). This facilitates a bacterial infection.
The infecting organisms are usually gram-negative bacilli (eg, E. coli, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, and Enterococcus).
| Gastroenterologic | Gallstones |
| Infectious Disease | E. coli, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, and Enterococcus |
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