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).
The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle. It can grow up to 6.5 feet (2 m) long and weigh 1,400 pounds (636 kg). The leatherback gets its name from its shell, which is like a thick leathery skin, with the texture of hard rubber.eatherback sea turtles require warm tropical beaches to incubate their eggs. After mating with a male just off shore, the female waits for nightfall to clamber up the beach, dig a shallow pit in the sand, and deposit her eggs.