Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Doctors Remove 15 Bile Duct Stones From Pregnant Woman
A pregnant woman had many small stones blocking a tube that carries bile from the liver.
The blockage caused pain, fever, vomiting and yellowing of the skin and eyes.
Doctors found that she also had an infection.
They used a procedure called ERCP to reach the blocked tube and remove the stones.
Because she was pregnant, they carefully reduced the amount of X-ray radiation used.
They removed 15 stones and placed a small stent to help the tube stay open.
The procedure took about 15 minutes.
Her pain went away, and later tests showed that she was recovering normally.
Doctors advised her to avoid fatty foods and watch for warning symptoms.
Doctors at Medicover Hospitals in Navi Mumbai removed 15 obstructing bile duct stones from a 27-year-old woman who was 20 weeks pregnant.
The patient was admitted on July 25 with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, fever and obstructive jaundice caused by an infection and blocked common bile duct.
Doctors performed a 15-minute ERCP using protective lead shielding and limited imaging to one controlled X-ray exposure.
The 7–8 mm stones were removed and a stent was placed in the bile duct; her abdominal pain subsided afterward.
Seven days later, her blood count and liver function tests were normal, and she was discharged two days after the procedure.
- Who
- A 27-year-old first-time mother was treated by doctors at Medicover Hospitals, including medical gastroenterologist Dr Raosaheb Rathod.
- What
- Doctors removed 15 obstructing common bile duct stones using ERCP, with minimal radiation exposure, and placed a bile duct stent.
- When
- She was admitted on July 25, 2026, and the case was reported on September 7, 2026; follow-up testing occurred seven days after the procedure.
- Where
- Medicover Hospitals in Navi Mumbai.
- Why
- The stones caused a bile duct blockage, infection, abdominal pain, fever and obstructive jaundice, requiring urgent treatment.
- Patient
- 27-year-old woman and first-time mother at 20 weeks of pregnancy
- Stones removed
- 15 bile duct stones measuring approximately 7–8 mm
- Procedure
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with stone extraction and stenting
- Procedure duration
- Approximately 15 minutes
- Radiation reduction
- Protective lead shielding and one controlled X-ray exposure
- Hospital stay
- Discharged two days after the procedure
- Follow-up
- Blood count and liver function tests were normal seven days later