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 ...

Bile Bile ducts are thin tubes that connect the liver with the small intestine. These ducts transport bile (digestive fluid) formed in the liver and the gallbladder ...

Extrahepatic cholangiocyte organoids (ECOs) derived from primary human tissue can successfully repair common bile duct defects in mice, a new study shows. Bile duct disorders are a major cause of ...

For permission requests, please contact NEJM Reprints at [email protected] Incomplete stricture of the lower common bile duct was produced in 13 dogs by means of a technic similar to that of Imamoglu.

Bile duct adenomas are benign tumors that grow inside the bile duct. They’re fairly rare and not usually a reason for concern. Sometimes, they may require treatment in case they become cancerous. Bile ...

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 ...

Each year, around 8,000 people in the United States receive a diagnosis of bile duct cancer. This means it’s a very rare cancer. Your liver produces bile to help you digest fats by turning them into ...

Cancer is a disease where early detection can make a significant difference in survival rates. However, some cancers have ...

As robotic cholecystectomy, also known as gallbladder removal, becomes increasingly common, researchers have identified higher rates of bile duct injury in robotic cholecystectomy compared to the ...

There is a definite link between pancreatic cancer and a yellowing of the skin, called jaundice. Jaundice can happen when a cancerous growth presses on the bile duct, a tube that takes bile from the ...