Gallbladder stones can cause acute cholecystitis and biliary colic, while bile duct stones can cause acute obstructive cholangitis and even obstructive jaundice, thus bile duct stones are more serious than gallbladder stones.
1. Most patients with gallbladder stones have no obvious symptoms, or only have discomfort or vague pain in the right upper abdomen. When the stone is embedded in the gallbladder duct, biliary colic can be induced and severe pain in the right upper abdomen can occur. When combined with infection, acute cholecystitis can be induced, manifested by fever, right upper abdominal pain, mild jaundice and so on.
2. Bile duct stones can cause bile duct blockage, then combined with infection to form acute cholangitis, containing a large number of bacterial bile retrograde into the liver can cause systemic infection.
Acute obstructive septic cholangitis is a clinical emergency, improper treatment is likely to lead to sepsis, infectious toxic shock or even death. Patients present with high fever, severe abdominal pain, severe jaundice, decreased blood pressure and even confusion.
Therefore, bile duct stones are more serious than gallbladder stones. Whether suffering from bile duct stones or gallbladder stones, patients should consult the doctor in a timely manner, complete the relevant examinations, make a clear diagnosis, and then take appropriate treatment programs.