A blocked bile duct typically occurs due to gallstones. Symptoms can vary depending on the duct affected but may include nausea, light-colored stools, and dark-colored urine. Biliary obstruction is a ...

The care of patients with cholestatic liver diseases such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is challenging, partly due ...

Analysis of liver damage responses led to the identification of canals of Hering as probable sites of stem cell niches. 10 Although numerous studies have provided evidence in support of this ...

Your body’s biliary system encompasses your bile ducts, gallbladder, and the associated digestive structures. This system works together to move bile, also called digestive fluid, through your system ...

Pale stools are one of those changes people notice almost by accident. A glance into the toilet bowl, a pause, then a ...

Figure 1: Semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis of expression of Notch and Hes genes in normal mouse embryos. Figure 3: Gallbladder agenesis and hypoplasia of extrahepatic bile ducts in E17.5 To examine ...

Advanced biliary tract cancer represents one of the most challenging gastrointestinal malignancies in China, with increasing ...

Neonatal hepatitis (NH) and biliary atresia are two separate conditions that share specific symptoms. Both conditions affect newborn infants and can cause liver damage. Bile is a substance the liver ...

Biliary atresia is a genetic condition in newborns where part or all of the bile duct is malformed. It requires prompt surgical treatment. Biliary atresia is a condition that occurs in infants. It’s ...

The benefits of preoperative biliary drainage, which was introduced to improve the postoperative outcome in patients with obstructive jaundice caused by a tumor of the pancreatic head, are unclear. In ...