Learn about cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs, and how to treat and live with this chronic disease. 12 min read What Is Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic ...

Type I lesions involve the common hepatic duct (CHD) immediately below the confluence; type II tumors involve the CHD and extend to the confluence but not beyond; type IIIa masses involve the CHD ...

This happens even when not crying. The eye is not red and the eyelid is not swollen. Both sides are blocked in 30% of these children. Caused by blockage of the lacrimal duct. This duct carries ...

Based on the TNM classification [21]. HA: Hepatic artery; PV: Portal vein. • T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct, with extension up to the muscle layer or fibrous tissue • T2a: Tumor invades ...

and it is primarily caused by a deficiency or malfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein in the pancreatic duct epithelium (PDE) (62). The CFTR protein ...

Increased size of one or more lymph nodes. Most are in the neck. Also, includes swollen lymph nodes in the armpit or groin It's larger than the same node on the other side of the body Normal nodes are ...

A B.C. principal has been suspended after giving permission to a school employee to restrain a student with duct tape. Renee Dawn MacCormack was an elementary school principal in the southeast ...

In December, the FDA approved Vertex’s vanzacaftor, tezacaftor and deutivacaftor (Alyftrek) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in patients with at least one F508del mutation or another ...

You might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in your tummy (abdomen). These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This operation is called a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a ...

Female and male embryos have two pairs of ducts: mesonephric (Wolffian) and paramesonephric (Müllerian). The caudal part of the connected ducts is incorporated into the posterior wall of the ...

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