The bilary stent was put in his common bile duct because he became jaundiced due to the tumor pressing on the CBD and restricting it. He was diagnosed with locally advanced unresectable PC at that time, stage III. The stent became infected twice from tumor growth into it. A radio frequency ablation was done after the 2nd infection to prevent that from happening again.
The liver enzymes became higher when the infections occurred. He developed ascites shortly after the 2nd infection that caused the sepsis. Once he developed ascites the liver enzymes stayed higher than normal. Metastasis to his liver showed up about 6 weeks after the ascites.
Higher liver enzymes can have other causes too, such as gallbladder issues, so it’s hard to know if it’s directly caused by PC. Since time is so critical it’s important to get answers asap. Each case is so different.
I’m sorry you are dealing with all of this. It’s so overwhelming.