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, ...

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 ...

Jaundice accompanied by abdominal pain is a medical red flag. Doctors explain how this combination may indicate bile duct ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare but fatal cancer that affects the bile duct system. A network of tubes that originates in the liver and travels to the small intestine ...

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 ...