Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the standard imaging modality for the detection of choledochal cysts and pancreaticobiliary duct anomalies; however, complications related to ...

Choledochal cysts are classified into 5 types on the basis of their intrahepatic or extrahepatic location in the biliary tree [1]: Type I: fusiform cystic dilation of the common bile duct Type II: ...

Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) usually develops in the bile duct system that arises from the liver and bile ducts and ends at the small intestine. Cancer that develops in the section of bile ...

When patients develop a narrowing or blockage in the bile ducts—the tubes connecting the liver, gallbladder and ...

In this article, we help you to understand what exactly gallbladder and bile duct cancer are, the symptoms, risk factors, and treatment. Surgery is the primary method for treating localized bile duct ...

Biliary cystic tumors, which are also called biliary cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma, are thought to be a heterogeneous disease entity, and some of them are known to show a luminal communication to ...

The patient underwent excision of the choledochal cyst, cholecystectomy, and reconstruction with a primary choledochoduodenostomy (Figure 3). Her aminotransferase and GGT levels returned to normal, ...

Scientists developed a molecular test that detected bile duct cancer with twice the sensitivity of the standard test.