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Wouldn't that be cholecystitis (and a cholecystectomy), not pancreatitis?
by perilunar 4mo ago
Wouldn't that be cholecystitis (and a cholecystectomy), not pancreatitis?
- anon84873628 4mo agoIf the stone blocks below the hepatopancreatic ampulla (the ampulla of Vater) then it will be blocking the pancreatic duct as well, leading to a buildup of digestive enzymes inside the pancreas.
- tapoxi 4mo agoAs the other commenter said, the gallbladder and the pancreas both share a duct, and if the stone is low enough you get pancreatitis from a gallstone. I was just that lucky.