Background: 10% to 18% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstones have common bile duct (CBD) stones. Treatment options for these stones include pre- or post-operative endoscopic retrograde ...

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 ...

Cholangiocarcinoma, which accounts for ~3% of all gastrointestinal cancers, has an incidence of ~5000 new cases per year in the United States, 1 although incidence per capita is several times higher ...

Can you identify the pathology based upon the findings on ultrasonogram? Test your clinical knowledge using the following example. Abdominal sonogram shows a dilated common bile duct (CBD) measuring 1 ...

A first of its kind procedure at William Beaumont Army Medical Center may make it possible for some patients to minimize operations when dealing with Common Bile Duct (CBD) exploration, thanks to an ...

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 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 ...

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation and stricture formation in the bile ducts inside the liver and/or in the extrahepatic bile duct which drains into ...

Your bile duct network is a true tree of life. A floppy, pink tree of life. The branches, smooth like spaghetti noodles, reach up to collect bile and waste from your gallbladder and liver. Farther ...