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

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 ...

The former Vikings, Raiders and Patriots star disclosed that he underwent a six-hour operation on his pancreas, liver, gall bladder and bile duct — commonly known as a Whipple procedure.

Urine pH is normally slightly acidic (5.5–6.5). Bilirubin is not normally present in urine and indicates either bile duct obstruction or intrinsic hepatic disease. Elevated levels of ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is used to investigate biliary strictures, enabling the collection of bile. We tested the diagnostic potential of next-generation sequencing (NGS) ...