Black stools after ERCP

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Asked for Male, 56 Years

My father had a stone blocking the bile duct due to which doctors performed ERCP two days ago. Since yesterday, he has been getting very black stools frequently(4 times today). The haemoglobin level is being taken twice every day and is stable between 15 and 16. What can the problem be? He has 99.4 fever. Other tests are ok like lft. Please help.

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Dr. Ganapathi S Kini

Gastroenterologist 19 yrs exp Thane

If Hemoglobin is stable nothing to worry.

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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy Urologist 12 yrs exp Bhubaneswar · Accepted Answer

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Urologist 12 yrs exp Bhubaneswar

Observe for a day more, connect with a call for details discussion regarding the disease and it's management

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