Jaundice is considered a liver-related condition, but when it appears alongside abdominal pain, the cause may lie in the bile ...

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

The procedure of endoscopic removal of stone and blockage from the bile duct, followed by placement of Common Bile Duct (CBD) ...

A gallbladder ultrasound can help find gallstones, which are common and affect 10% to 15% of the U.S. population. The ultrasound is noninvasive and requires fasting for up to 12 hours before the test.

Bile duct cancer is classified by location: intrahepatic, perihilar, or distal, influencing symptoms and treatment options. Diagnosis involves blood tests, imaging, endoscopic procedures, and biopsy ...

A few years ago, my family rushed me to the emergency room. I had an emergency biliary colic — a bile duct blockage in my gallbladder. One moment, I had a mild tingling sensation in my middle-right ...

1 Department of General Surgery, Wuhan Children’s Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China 2 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Wuhan ...

Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss revealed doctors removed "parts of several organs" after his diagnosis with Stage 2 bile duct cancer. Moss spoke with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, who ...

In the United States, 73.6 percent of adults are overweight or obese, with 41.9 percent classified as obese. Excess weight increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, ...

Acute dacryocystitis (AD) is common in women and becomes increasingly likely with age, particularly in individuals with primary acquired obstruction of the tear duct. To prevent this condition, ...

Bile duct cancer is a rare and aggressive cancer that typically affects adults over the age of 50 Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...