Biliary obstruction: A blockage in the bile duct system that prevents bile from flowing from the liver to the intestine. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS): A minimally invasive procedure that uses high ...

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 ...

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

A painful obstruction that results from an abnormally functioning sphincter of Oddi ... An imaging test that allows for the visualization of bile movement through the bile duct system when an ...

The complications may be caused by inflammation, infection or obstruction. The main symptom of gallstone ... Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) uses both an endoscopy and an ultrasound to evaluate and ...

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.

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 ...

FOR the 6,000 people in the UK who are newly diagnosed with bile duct cancer every year, the prognosis is uniquely grim. According to data from Cancer Research UK, up to 70 per cent of all these ...