Bile duct disorders, including cholangiocarcinoma, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and iatrogenic injuries, pose significant clinical challenges due to limited regenerative capacity and the complexity ...

The Bismuth–Corlette classification system provides an anatomic description of the tumor location and longitudinal extension in the biliary tree ... of the bile duct, coupled with infiltration ...

Analysis of bile from patients undergoing cholangiography demonstrates a diverse flora, which includes Gram-positive, Gram-negative and fungal organisms Adequate drainage of the biliary tree ...

A 59-year-old British lawyer who delayed getting a diagnosis for his bile duct cancer passed away just three weeks later. Johnathan Ainsworth’s wife said he was constantly suffering from stomachache, ...

After a comprehensive assessment, simultaneous T-tube-free laparoscopic transcholedochal stone extraction and cholecystectomy were performed safely in the pregnant patient with common bile duct stones ...

whereas the biliary tree could not be visualised due to excessive gas. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed intrahepatic biliary dilatation and common bile duct dilatation (maximum ...

Biliary atresia (BA) is characterised by fibro-obliteration of the biliary tree, presenting in infancy with obstructive jaundice. The Kasai portoenterostomy (‘Kasai’) surgery aims to re-establish bile ...

which may or may not include laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct (LCBDE). In addition, new imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance cholangiography (MR) and endoscopic ultrasound ...

A second opinion, which I recommend for everyone, confirmed cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer with dismal survival rates and limited treatment options. This was the day that ...