intrahepatic duct dilation

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Braden has had intrahepatic duct dilation for years as well as mural

thickening of his common bile duct walls for years. He had strictures

in his common bile duct that needed to be dilated then he needed a

series of stents for a year and then with the last ERCP they made a

HUGE opening when they did his endoscopic sphincterotomy to establish

bile flow. His last imaging studies (before today) showed that his

intrahepatic duct walls were sclerosing and that the left lobe

intrahepatic ducts were dilated.

This time the intrahepatic ducts were not dilated- but this was just

an ultrasound- not an MRCP or ERCP. The radiologist said that maybe

his intrahepatic ducts were stabilized ?? Does that make sense or

could the ducts maybe be closing up ? I know the question is probably

impossible to answer without more info but I am wondering if it sounds

reasonable that the intrahepatic dilation has stabilized ?