The reasoning was based on the observation that the discovered gallstones in the bile duct were all quite small, and this was consistent across both cholangioscopy and ultrasound CT scans. Small stones shouldn't cause such severe bile stasis that would lead to systemic jaundice.
The cholangioscopy continued deeper into the liver duct to further verify if the conclusion made by He Guangyou and his team was correct.
The light source rotated in multiple directions, illuminating the patient's right hepatic duct; a multitude of gallstones, a shocking sight, densely packed within the duct, rendering it as impermeable as if it had been clogged up tightly, there was no way bile could continue to flow smoothly through such a pathway.
What a shock! Everyone was taken aback by such a scene.
