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Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Asymptomatic gallstones ... Asymptomatic Symptomatic gallstones ... Adenomyomatosis - May cause ... quadrant pain, nausea ... jaundice, fever; gallstone
Gallstone Diseases
1. Asymptomatic Stones 75%
2. Biliary Pain 20%
3. Acute Cholecystitis 10%
4. Mirizzi's Syndrome < 0.1%
5. Cholangitis/
Gallstone Diseases ... Cancer < 0.1% #Gallstone ... differential #diagnosis #causes
The causes of Pancreatitis 
The mnemonic "l Get Smashed" 
is often found to be helpful. 

Idiopathic
The causes of Pancreatitis ... Idiopathic Gallstones ... IGETSMASHED #Diagnosis #Causes
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Hirschsprung’s Duodenal gallstones ... #Differential #Causes
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Non-infectious: Gallstones ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Obstruction • Gallstones ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... obturator obstruction: Gallstone ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel #Causes
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Gastric bypass causes ... potassium citrate Gallstones ... risk factors for gallstone ... • Asymptomatic gallstones
I GET SMASHED Mnemonic for Causes of Pancreatitis

I - Idiopathic
G - Gallstones*
E - Ethanol*
T - Trauma
S
SMASHED Mnemonic for Causes ... Idiopathic G - Gallstones ... *Most Common Causes ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Courvoisier Sign or Courvoisier-Terrier Sign

States that in a patient with painless jaundice & an enlarged gallbladder
quadrant mass), the cause ... unlikely to be gallstones ... therefore presumes the cause