Cholestasis in general is classified as either extrahepatic, where there is a mechanical obstruction to the main bile ducts, or intrahepatic, where such an obstructive lesion cannot be ...

Inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts—also known as cholangiopathies—can stop the bile from flowing, a vital fluid that helps digest fats. When bile can’t move through these ducts ...

What Is Metastatic Bile Duct Cancer and Its Causes? Bile duct cancer – also called cholangiocarcinoma – is a rare condition. When you have cholangiocarcinoma, cancer cells grow in your bile ...

If you have bile duct cancer that has spread, you may receive chemotherapy as the main treatment if surgery is not an option. Research has suggested that the combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin ...

After a bile duct tumor has been removed, radiation may be given to the area where the tumor once was or in the nearby lymph nodes. This is done to destroy any cancer cells that may remain following ...

In Medicare beneficiaries, rates of bile duct injury were consistently higher with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy than with laparoscopic cholecystectomy, regardless of patient complexity.

The two main types of gallstones are ... Large stones or stones that lodge in bile ducts can lead to serious problems.

In the new study, patients diagnosed with the three main types of bile duct cancer (intrahepatic, perihilar or distal ...

Small tubes called bile ducts carry the bile, and connect the liver and gallbladder to the small bowel. During transplant surgery your gallbladder is removed. The main bile duct in the donor liver is ...

Biliary tract infections (BTI), often linked to structural abnormalities like bile duct stones, pose significant treatment challenges due to drug-resistant bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Phage ...

Michelle Black, 50, from Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, received the joyous news that she had overcome a rare bile duct cancer in November. However, her world was shattered five days before ...