The bile duct is a pathway in which bile produced in the liver travels through the gallbladder to the duodenum, and a malignant tumor in the bile duct is called 'bile duct cancer'. Bile duct cancer is ...

Interest in reovirus developed after the observation that infection in weanling mice caused extrahepatic bile duct cyst formation and intrahepatic bile duct pathologic features similar to those of ...

In summary, neuroendocrine carcinoma of the extrahepatic biliary tracts is a very rare and highly malignantdisease with a poor prognosis. Although treatment strategies have not yet been ...

Rates of bile duct injury were similar with both surgical approaches, a large retrospective cohort study suggested. Higher postoperative complications and costs associated with robotic-assisted ...

HepaRegeniX has begun dosing subjects in a Phase Ib trial of HRX-215 in subjects undergoing partial liver resection due to ...

The chronic, progressive disease affects the liver and inflames the bile ducts, causing liver damage. Patients eventually ...

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Study finds percutaneous balloon dilation offers better long-term outcomes than surgery for severe benign biliary strictures, ...

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 ...

In some cases, these gallstones can cause an obstruction in the bile duct. This is a medical emergency and requires immediate treatment. Gallbladder sludge can cause or contribute to cholecystitis ...