Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to detect early, as symptoms often don’t appear until the disease has ...

These techniques aim to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, and prevent complications associated with bile duct obstruction. Recent research has focused on various endoscopic and ...

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

Background: The purpose of the present study was to define the differential diagnostic markers of benign and malignant bile duct strictures without demonstrable mass on ultrasonography (US ...

Her white cell count was 3.20×10 9 /L with normal liver function tests, bilirubin of 6 µmol/L and C reactive protein of 15 mg/L. Cross-sectional imaging with CT found intrahepatic, extrahepatic, ...

This can happen when you experience a liver, bile duct, or gallbladder condition or when you take certain medications. Bile Duct and Gallbladder Conditions The bile ducts and gallbladder are part ...

A painful obstruction that results from an abnormally functioning sphincter of Oddi ... The presence of stones within the common bile duct. Treatment for choledocholithiasis is a procedure called ...