The cause of acute pancreatitis is easily identifiable in 70–90% of patients. In patients with idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP), however, an identifiable cause is not found after initial evaluation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Predicted severe acute biliary pancreatitis treated with early endoscopic retrograde cholangiography with ...

ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are transmembrane proteins essential for the biliary secretion of bilirubin, bile acids, phospholipids, and ...

Crigler-Najjar syndrome (CNS) and Gilbert syndrome (GS) are rare autosomal recessive disorders causing unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to reduced UGT1A1 enzyme activity, with CNS type 2 (CNS2) ...

Gallbladder problems can become more common during pregnancy due to hormonal changes that slow down digestion and bile flow.

Patients taking liraglutide (Victoza, Novo Nordisk) were at increased risk for gallbladder and biliary tract-related events in the LEADER trial but the mechanisms are unclear, a post-hoc analysis has ...

Gallbladder-related disease is a common non-obstetric abdominal complaint. Cholelithiasis or presence of calculi/gallstones in the gallbladder or common duct occurs more frequently in pregnant women.

Your gallbladder is located in the upper right region of your stomach. Its function is to store bile that’s produced by your liver. Gallstones are the most common conditions affecting your gallbladder ...

My patient’s symptoms are consistent with biliary dysfunction (right-upper-quadrant pain after eating), and an N-para-isopropyl-acetanilide-iminodiacetic acid (PIPIDA) scan shows mild dysfunction. An ...