Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Gallstones are hard, solid deposits that form in the gallbladder, a pear-shaped organ in ...

Department of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical School, Yakushiji, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan Correspondence to: Dr K Tamada, Department of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical School, Yakushiji, Tochigi ...

The risk depends on a number of factors including: the size of the cancer and how far it has grown where it is in your body whether your surgeon can remove a clear margin of tissue from around the ...

for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant bile duct strictures. Compared with conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), MRCP showed acceptable sensitivity ...

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 ...

While there have been previous cases of hepatotoxicity, there are no prior reports of vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) associated with TMZ-LEV combination ... Further evaluation with endoscopic ...

A papillotome provided with a wire 10 mm in length was used in the pure cut setting. To avoid perforation and bleeding, the papillotome was positioned so that the incision was made only in the distal ...

Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a malignant tumour of either the bile ducts within the liver (intrahepatic), or those leading from the liver to the small intestine (extrahepatic).

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most aggressive and deadliest cancers worldwide. High mortality rates are largely due to ...

Other symptoms of bile reflux include diarrhea, heartburn, abdominal pain, and a foul taste in the mouth. Bile reflux can occur on its own but is common with acid reflux. A hiatal hernia occurs when ...

There are lots of bad 'Oh shit' moments throughout training, such as necrotizing soft tissue infections or takebacks for bad ...