Bile duct and gallbladder cancers are uncommon, with an estimated 12,130 new cases diagnosed this year according to the American Cancer Society. These cancers develop in organs deep inside the body, ...

Right-side abdominal pain after eating can signal gallstones, liver infection, ulcers or indigestion. Doctor explain causes, ...

When handling patients suffering from diseases of the liver, pancreas, and bile duct — commonly known as hepatobiliary diseases—utmost expertise is of critical importance given the sensitivity of the ...

About 8,000 people are diagnosed with bile duct cancer each year. But the actual number of cases is likely to be higher, because these cancers can be hard to diagnose, and some might be misclassified ...

BILE duct cancer is a rare form of cancer but it’s important to recognise all the signs as soon as possible, for in the later stages of the disease no cure is possible. There are eight signs to look ...

Scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in future be used to help treat liver disease in children, reducing the need for liver ...

The occurrence of cholangiocarcinoma is due to changes that take place in the cells of the bile duct in the liver DNA—the material which gives guidance to our body related to all chemical process. The ...

Serious liver and heart problems can affect children with Alagille Syndrome early in life. While there is as yet no cure, researchers have discovered that the liver disease part of the syndrome is ...

Cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer, is a rare, aggressive form of cancer that affects older adults mostly, with the ...

Bile duct disease is disease that affects any of the ducts of the biliary tract, which are involved in collection and transportation of bile. Ceramide metabolism has garnered increasing attention in ...

Diseases of the bile duct can lead to serious medical conditions such as liver cirrhosis and eventually liver failure. But research into these diseases, and possible treatments for them, has been ...

IN recent years, cholecystectomy has been performed in an increasing number of patients. As a result, two serious complications of biliary-tract surgery have occurred with increasing frequency. The ...