There are actually four symptoms of hepatobiliary stones

Hepatobiliary stones are one of the diseases with a relatively high incidence in daily life, especially in Fujian, Jiangxi and other places where the incidence rate can reach as high as 30-40%, seriously affecting human health. So what are the symptoms of hepatobiliary stones? Most people don't really understand this. In fact, hepatobiliary stones are also called intrahepatic bile duct stones, which have the following four symptoms.

Symptoms of intrahepatic bile duct stones

What are the symptoms of intrahepatic bile duct stones? For those who don’t understand intrahepatic bile duct stones, they definitely don’t know the symptoms of intrahepatic bile duct stones. But it doesn’t matter. The following editor will introduce to you the symptoms of intrahepatic bile duct stones.

1. Upper abdominal pain may be typical biliary colic or persistent bloating. Some patients do not experience obvious pain, but have very obvious chills and fever, which occur periodically.

2. There may be a long history of biliary disease, or a history of acute cholangitis accompanied by chills, fever, and jaundice.

3. Patients with intrahepatic bile duct stones will experience pain in the liver and lower chest, which will radiate to the back and shoulder areas.

4. In the acute phase, symptoms of acute suppurative cholangitis or varying degrees of Charcot's triad (pain, chills, fever, and jaundice) may appear, most of which may be caused by concurrent extrahepatic bile duct stones.

5. There is obvious tenderness and percussion pain in the liver area, and the liver is asymmetrically enlarged and tender.

Characteristics of intrahepatic bile duct stones

1. The age of onset is generally 30-50 years old, but nowadays many people in their 20s are likely to suffer from this disease.

2. Upper abdominal pain is a symptom experienced by many patients with intrahepatic bile duct stones. It often manifests as colic or persistent bloating, and is also accompanied by chills.

3. There may be a long history of biliary disease, or a history of acute cholangitis accompanied by chills, fever, and jaundice.

4. There is frequent pain and discomfort in the affected liver area and lower chest, which often radiates to the back and shoulders.

5. When one side of the hepatic duct is obstructed, there may be no jaundice or the jaundice may be very mild.

6. When combined with severe cholangitis, the general condition is more serious and recovery is slower after an acute attack.

7. During the examination, there is obvious tenderness and percussion pain in the liver area, and the liver is asymmetrically enlarged and tender.

8. The general condition is significantly affected, 90% of patients have hypoproteinemia and 1/3 of patients have obvious anemia.

9. In the late stage, there are symptoms of liver and spleen enlargement and portal hypertension.