All of the following are true about bilhemia except:
High-Yield Explanation
BILHEMIA: The bile stas flowing into systemic veins. M.C cause- CBD obstruction (CBD stone) Characteristics: rapidly increasing jaundice, marked hyperbilirubinemia, liver enzymes are normal, septicemia, can be fatal due to massive embolization of bile into lungs. IOC - ERCP (diagnostic & therapeutic) Management - decrease intrabiliary pressure by stenting or sphincterotomy.