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

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

Gallstones are broadly classified into 2 major types: cholesterol stones and pigment stones, with the former type being the most common. 5 They can develop either in the gallbladder or in the bile ...

Bile is made in the liver and then stored in the gallbladder. A painful obstruction that results from an abnormally functioning sphincter of Oddi. The sphincter of Oddi is a muscular valve that ...

It drove Mario Lemieux out of the game for a couple of seasons. Bobby Hull constantly complained about it. All the cross-checks to his back forced Mike Bossy into an early retirement. What Conor ...

York Regional Police say one of their officers is facing more than two dozen charges — including obstructing justice and breach of public trust — after an investigation by the force's ...

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 ...

Introduction: Anomalous congenital bands are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, with only five previously reported cases involving duodenal obstruction. We present a fifth case of duodenal ...

The gallbladder is a small organ that plays a vital role in digesting the foods you eat. You may need to follow a gallbladder diet if you have gallstones or if your gallbladder is inflamed or infected ...

Immunotherapy is a modern approach to cancer treatment that uses a patient's own immune system to help fight tumors. It has made an incredible impact on treating cancers in many different organ ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Immunotherapy's limited effectiveness in liver cancer is linked to bile acids impairing T cell function. Specific bile acids, like LCA, hinder T cells, while ...

Biliary colic (also known as a "gallbladder attack") is abdominal pain that develops due to a blockage in the bile ducts. Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid) from your liver to your ...