The bacterial infection seen in acute cholangitis arises as a complication of other bile duct pathology 1  : Bile duct stones. 2  Biliary strictures. 3  Following ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal surgery) 4  Tumors â bile duct, pancreatic, ampulla of Vater. 5  Acute pancreatitis.
State Status: Endangered, 1981. Federal Status: Endangered, 1970. The leatherback sea turtle (Figure 1) is the sole member of the family Dermochelyidae; all other sea turtles belong to the Cheloniidae. The leatherback is the largest, deepest diving, and most migratory and wide ranging of the sea turtles (Figure 2).
Estimated numbers left in the wild: 60,000 (very approximate). Leatherback sea turtles are the largest turtles in the world, and are fourth in size among all current reptiles. Their body is protected only by leathery, oily skin, rather than a hard shell. The leatherbackâs front flippers can grow to a spread of 2.7 meters, and the animal itself measures from 1.8 to 2.2 meters long.