Jaundice is considered a liver-related condition, but when it appears alongside abdominal pain, the cause may lie in the bile ...

About 8,000 people are diagnosed with bile duct cancer each year. But the actual number of cases is likely to be higher, because these cancers can be hard to diagnose, and some might be misclassified ...

Cancer in the bile ducts may not present with any symptoms in the initial stage. The bile duct is found in the inner part of the body and, therefore, it is difficult to detect early tumors during ...

Do you know carcinogens can affect bile duct and cause bile duct cancer? Yes, carcinogen may affect bile ducts, which are the small channels that connect several organs in your digestive system. Their ...

Bile duct cancer is identified, diagnosed, and staged with the help of tests that analyze bile ducts and neighboring organs. To find, diagnose, and confirm bile duct cancer, several different tests ...

The care of patients with cholestatic liver diseases such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is challenging, partly due ...

IN recent years, cholecystectomy has been performed in an increasing number of patients. As a result, two serious complications of biliary-tract surgery have occurred with increasing frequency. The ...

Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts. Bile ducts are small tubes in your body that carry bile (digestive fluids) from your liver and ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is indicated in both the diagnosis and the management of a bile duct leak following hepatobiliary surgery. In the following case, a history of ...

Carcinomas of the extrahepatic bile ducts are uncommon neoplasms that are morphologically heterogeneous and associated with a poor prognosis. We have previously shown that the noninvasive and ...

Rapid weight loss is also associated with a higher risk of gallstones, especially in those who have undergone bariatric ...

Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare but fatal cancer that affects the bile duct system. A network of tubes that originates in the liver and travels to the small intestine ...