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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The goal of treatment is to relieve the blockage. | The goal of treatment is to relieve the blockage. | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
Treatment may involve: | Treatment may involve: | ||
* [[Surgery]] to remove the [[gallbladder]] and stones, so that recurrence is avoided. | * [[Surgery]] to remove the [[gallbladder]] and stones, so that recurrence is avoided. | ||
* [[ERCP]] and a procedure called a [[sphincterotomy]], which makes a surgical cut into the [[muscle]] in the [[common bile duct]]. | * [[ERCP]] and a procedure called a [[sphincterotomy]], which makes a surgical cut into the [[muscle]] in the [[common bile duct]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The goal of treatment is to relieve the blockage.
Surgery
Treatment may involve:
- Surgery to remove the gallbladder and stones, so that recurrence is avoided.
- ERCP and a procedure called a sphincterotomy, which makes a surgical cut into the muscle in the common bile duct.