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Question 26#

In the early postoperative period, what is the most common presentation of a patient with a biliary injury?

A. Fever
B. Abdominal pain
C. Steatorrhea
D. Elevated transaminases
E. Nausea

Correct Answer is D

Comment:

In the early postoperative period, patients present either with progressive elevation ofliver function tests due to an occluded or a stenosed bile duct, or with a bile leak from an injured duct.