Low urine urobilinogen may result from complete obstructive jaundice or treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics, which destroy the intestinal bacterial flora.
Babies exposed, in utero, can have deformities, delays in development, or seizures along with many other problems such as rash, fever, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia, and jaundice.
Complications from delayed surgery include pancreatitis, empyema ("collection of pus") or perforation of the gallbladder, cholecystitis, cholangitis, and obstructive jaundice.