High bilirubin levels increase the risk of developing bilirubin gallstones—a type of gallstone more prevalent in Sickle Cell ...

Yellow poop or yellow diarrhea can have many causes, and though it's often harmless, it can indicate a more serious health ...

A gallbladder attack can cause intense pain, nausea, and digestive distress, often occurring after fatty meals. While some ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive scarring of the liver's bile ducts. According to current estimates, between 5 and 16 in every 100,000 ...

As PSC progresses, the symptoms worsen and evolve, especially if there's a bile duct infection. As PSC progresses, it can cause infection and inflammation of the bile ducts. This interrupts the ...

Cholecystitis An inflammation of the gallbladder. Symptoms of cholecystitis include pain in the upper center or right abdomen that can extend to the right shoulder or back, bloating, fever, nausea, ...

A viral hepatitis infection and resulting inflammation that lasts for more than six months ... Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma A cancerous tumor in the cells that line the small bile ducts (tubes that ...

Acute inflammation, like the redness and swelling that occurs with an injury, is a sign that your body is working properly—but chronic inflammation (long-term inflammation that lasts for months ...

Saul J. Karpen, M.D., Ph.D., Texas Children's Liver Center, Department of Pediatrics/GI, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza ...

leading to the intrahepatic accumulation of bile acids and other toxic compounds with progression of liver pathology. Cholestasis induced by inflammation is a common complication in patients with ...