At the 2021 Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Annual Conference, experts discussed guidelines and real-world data for the management of urgent symptoms in patients with cholangiocarcinoma who have biliary ...

IT IS frequently difficult to differentiate on-clinical grounds jaundice due to parenchymal liver disease and that secondary to extrahepatic biliary obstruction. This distinction is obviously ...

Real-world comparative outcomes of FOLFOX vs FOLFIRI as second-line therapy in metastatic biliary tract cancer. In-hospital outcomes by initial biliary drainage strategy for malignant biliary ...

This investigation of 23 patients with the clinical syndrome of "primary biliary cirrhosis" was undertaken to elucidate the morphologic nature of the hepatic alterations, including their etiology and ...

Validation of the Spanish version of the QODD questionnaire (QODDq-ESP) in a home-based cancer palliative care program and development of the QODDq-ESP-12. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

Biliary atresia is a genetic condition in newborns where part or all of the bile duct is malformed. It requires prompt surgical treatment. Biliary atresia is a condition that occurs in infants. It’s ...

Sydney Towle shared a heartbreaking bile duct cancer update while raising awareness about cholangiocarcinoma symptoms, ...

To investigate the hypothesis that during the development of biliary atresia, early changes in hepatobiliary transport are mainly related to the inflammatory process and lead to intrahepatic ...

The most common cause of cholecystitis is gallstones. Less common causes include severe illness or infection, tumors, and injury or trauma. Cholecystitis is the medical term for gallbladder ...

The gallbladder acts as a storage reservoir for bile, a fluid essential for breaking down dietary fats. Biliary colic often strikes after fatty meals when the organ contracts against a blockage. Pain ...