Total annual layer (summer + winter) thickness for 36 varves is plotted on the graph to the right. A data file and the lines posted on the image were all created by a computer program designed to sequentially measure varve sequences.
Blockage of the bile ducts may cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. If the bile duct remains blocked bile is unable to drain properly, jaundice (yellow discoloration of the eyes and skin) can develop and an infection known as cholangitis may also occur.ccasionally the gallstones can also block the flow of digestive enzymes from the pancreas because both the bile ducts and pancreas ducts drain through the same small opening (called the Ampulla of Vater) which is held tight by a small circular muscle (called the Sphincter of Oddi).
Complications Complications of gallstones. If you have symptoms caused by gallstones but donât have treatment to remove them, they can cause complications including those listed here. 1  If gallstones pass out of your gallbladder and block your bile duct, the flow of bile may stop.allstones can develop in your gallbladder or bile duct when the chemicals in your bile (fluid that helps break down the food you eat) harden. You may get one large stone, or lots of small ones. In the UK, one to two out of every 10 people get gallstones but most people donât have any symptoms from them.