Assertion: gallstone | /r/CapableOf | obstruct common bile duct
Facets:
value: higher
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Other complications include the following: Mirizzi syndrome: Rarely, a gallstone becomes impacted in the cystic duct and compresses and obstructs the common bile duct, causing cholestasis.
text: In general, larger gallstones are more likely to obstruct higher in the common bile duct, and as such are more likely to cause obstructive jaundice or cholangitis.