The cholangiopathies are a diverse group of biliary tract disorders, many of which lack effective treatment. Murine models are an important tool for studying their pathogenesis, but existing ...

Although surgery is a common treatment for patients diagnosed with biliary dyskinesia, or functional gallbladder disorder, a medical researcher is questioning why the practice has become so widespread ...

The use of metal stents has significantly reduced the need for re-stenting and proven to be cost effective when compared to surgical biliary bypass. 23 The use of radiation therapy in conjunction with ...

The term choledocholithiasis refers to a condition when a gallstone or gallstones become lodged within any duct of the bile system. The ducts typically involved are the common bile duct, the cystic ...

Suddenly one day you have pain in the upper right part of your abdomen, that moves around to your back and shoulder. It's so severe that you feel nauseous. These are common symptoms of an inflamed ...