急(ji)性(xing)膽(dan)(dan)(dan)(dan)管炎是(shi)指在膽(dan)(dan)(dan)(dan)管發(fa)生的(de)(de)急(ji)性(xing)炎癥(zheng)。以(yi)腹痛、發(fa)熱、黃疸為主要表(biao)現。屬(shu)中醫學的(de)(de)腹痛、脅(xie)痛、結胸、黃疸之(zhi)范疇。膽(dan)(dan)(dan)(dan)總管直徑(jing)在12歲時(shi)為6.8ram,到70歲時(shi)可為9.2mm,膽(dan)(dan)(dan)(dan)總管末端的(de)(de)生理性(xing)狹窄(zhai)亦隨年齡增加(jia)而更趨(qu)變窄(zhai),這使得膽(dan)(dan)(dan)(dan)汁(zhi)的(de)(de)排放阻力增加(jia)。膽(dan)(dan)(dan)(dan)石(shi)的(de)(de)發(fa)生在30歲以(yi)下(xia)人群中大(da)約為10%,50~60歲者為25%~30%,80歲以(yi)上(shang)者達55%之(zhi)多(duo)(duo)。有報道,膽(dan)(dan)(dan)(dan)汁(zhi)的(de)(de)感染率在40~50歲組為28%,61~70歲組為68%,71~80歲組達85%。從(cong)另一個角度看,急(ji)性(xing)膽(dan)(dan)(dan)(dan)管炎又是(shi)多(duo)(duo)種膽(dan)(dan)(dan)(dan)系疾患發(fa)展到更為嚴(yan)重(zhong)階段的(de)(de)表(biao)現。