The liver produces bile, which the intestine uses for digestion. For the transport of bile, the liver relies on a network of microscopic tubings, known as bile canaliculi, formed by liver cells called ...

EUS imaging of the biliary system is performed with high-frequency probes placed under ERCP guidance or with a dedicated endosonoscope. 5 High-frequency ultrasound may be used to assist in ...

When there’s a hole in any part of the bile duct, it can leak bile. This can occur during some procedures or due to injury. A bile duct is a tube-like structure that connects through your liver, ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have analysed and described in detail the immune cells residing in the human bile duct. The findings may pave the way for new treatment strategies ...

Research from Michael Pack and Rebecca Wells' groups published in Science Translational Medicine, has shed new light onto the aetiology of biliary atresia. Isolation of a previously unidentified ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: The common complaint of right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain and impaired liver function tests (LFTs) could ...

Bile duct cysts are atypical enlargements that develop within your biliary system. They may disrupt the normal flow of bile from the gallbladder and liver to your small intestine. Bile duct growths ...

Cholangitis and cholecystitis are two conditions that share some similarities but have different causes and symptoms. Cholangitis affects the bile ducts, while cholecystitis affects the gallbladder.

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NinePoint Medical, Inc., a transformative medical device company pioneering the use of a real-time optical imaging platform for gastrointestinal applications, ...

The ongoing search for a putative virus involved in the pathogenesis of BA has led to conflicting findings regarding at least three different viruses: reovirus, rotavirus, and CMV. Interest in ...

Boston Scientific Corp. announced it received the OK from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Express(TM) Biliary LD pre-mounted stent system for alleviating malignant biliary ...