Jaundice develops when the liver cannot get rid of bile. Bile duct cancer causes a blockage in the bile duct, preventing bile from leaving the liver. Bile contains a yellow-greenish chemical ...
Acute cholangitis is a serious infection of the bile duct system, often caused by a blockage due to gallstones or other factors. It can lead to severe complications if not treated promptly.
FOR the 6,000 people in the UK who are newly diagnosed with bile duct cancer every year, the prognosis is uniquely grim. According to data from Cancer Research UK, up to 70 per cent of all these ...
Background: The purpose of the present study was to define the differential diagnostic markers of benign and malignant bile duct strictures without demonstrable mass on ultrasonography (US ...
Ms Rhodes, who was born in Chatham, had a 13cm (5.1 inch) growth in her bile duct and was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma. Cholangiocarcinoma causes blockage of bile ducts between the liver and ...
Cholangiocarcinoma is classically described as an irregular narrowing of the bile duct with shouldered scalloped margins. The stricture usually causes a high-grade or complete obstruction with ...
Doctors in the UK are hoping to transform the lives of people with deadly bile duct cancer. A new study – which has shown promising early results – matches the patient’s tumour to one or ...