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Patient presents with severe RUQ abdominal pain 2 days status post laparoscopic cholecystectomy. What is the workup?
Check LFTs and obtain abdominal CT or ultrasound. Must exclude biloma (from biliary leak) and common bile duct stricture, two known complications of lap chole.