Jaundice coupled with abdominal pain signals a potential bile duct obstruction, a serious condition requiring immediate ...

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, it backs up ...

The care of patients with cholestatic liver diseases such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is challenging, partly due ...

The liver creates a digestive juice called bile and stores it in the gall bladder. While eating, the gall bladder forces the bile through a gall bladder tube called the bile duct. Bile duct cancer, or ...

Stage 4 bile duct cancer is the most advanced stage of this disease. Treatment involves managing symptoms and improving quality of life. Bile duct cancer is a rare type of cancer that affects the bile ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Bile ducts are pathways that carry hepatocyte-produced bile from the liver to the small intestine. In the human fetal liver, bile ducts are formed from bile duct epithelial cells ...

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a rare autoimmune disease affecting the bile ducts in the liver. When bile ducts become damaged, bile can build up in the liver, leading to inflammation and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a study published in the International Journal of Cancer suggest there is an association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and an increased risk of ...

Intersectional disparities in mortality of laryngeal cancer: A retrospective analysis. Recent trends in SEER Age-Adjusted incidence rates, 2017-2021. Group Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) Lower ...

Pale stools signal potential problems with the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas. This change in colour suggests bile flow ...

The care of patients with cholestatic liver diseases such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is challenging, partly due to the lack of knowledge ...