Cholangitis

Acute management of bile duct infection.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
GastroenterologyHepatology

Clinical Guidelines

Acute Cholangitis in Adults Clinical Guideline V4.0 June 2022
National
British Society of Gastroenterology and UK-PSC guidelines for the management of primary sclerosing cholangitis
National
NICE guideline [CG188]
National
2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery Updated Guidelines for the Management of Acute Calculous Cholecystitis
Local
2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Local
AASLD Practice Guidance on Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Cholangiocarcinoma
Local
AASLD Practice Guideline: Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Local
ACG Clinical Guideline: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Local
ASGE Guideline on the Management of Cholangitis
Local
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on Sclerosing Cholangitis
Local
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: The diagnosis and management of patients with primary biliary cholangitis
Local
IDSA 2024 Guideline Update on the Risk Assessment, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Management of Intra-abdominal Infections
Local
Tokyo Guidelines 2018: Antimicrobial Therapy for Acute Cholangitis and Cholecystitis
Local
Tokyo Guidelines 2018: Initial Management of Acute Biliary Infection Including Cholangitis and Cholecystitis
Local