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 ...

What are bile ducts? The bile ducts are small, tubular structures that play an important role in digestion by transporting bile -- a yellowish-green fluid -- from the liver and gallbladder to the ...

Directed donations also carry a greater risk than the community blood supply, Parra warned. Family and friends may feel pressure to donate and might not be fully transparent about their health history ...

When either of these happens, bile can pool (rather than being excreted in stool) and eventually backflow into the stomach. This can lead to vomit that is greenish-yellow, sticky, and possibly tinged ...

PBC is a progressive autoimmune disease that results from the destruction of the bile ducts in the liver ... approval based on biomarkers (blood levels of alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin).

Directed donations also carry a greater risk than the community blood supply, Parra warned. Family and friends may feel pressure to donate and might not be fully transparent about their health ...

HAI can shrink liver tumors, extend life and relieve symptoms. Embolization uses tiny beads to block the blood supply to liver tumors, starving cancer cells while protecting most normal cells. We ...