A biliary obstruction is a blockage in your pancreatic or bile ducts. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.

A pretrained artificial intelligence model demonstrates a high sensitivity in detecting pancreatic cancer on CT scans, a new ...

A blocked bile duct typically occurs due to gallstones. Symptoms can vary depending on the duct affected but may include nausea, light-colored stools, and dark-colored urine. Biliary obstruction ...

The hazard ratios in the pancreas, bile duct, and liver groups were superior to those seen in the overall IgG4-related disease population of 135 patients in the MITIGATE trial (HR 0.13, 95% CI 0. ...

ERCP, which is short for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, is a procedure used to diagnose and treat problems related to pancreatic ducts and bile ducts. The word “endoscopic ...

Bile duct cancers are divided into 3 types depending on where they develop. Intrahepatic bile duct cancer forms inside the liver. Perihilar bile duct cancer forms just outside the liver where the ...

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, a type of exocrine cancer that occurs in the cells that line the ducts of the pancreas, account for more than 90 percent of pancreatic cancers. Other, less common types ...