The procedure can be beneficial prior to chemotherapy, but it also has high rates of complications, this new analysis shows. People with unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) can find ...

If you experience chronic biliary colic and gallstones, surgery may be able to provide relief. Biliary colic is a dull pain in the middle to upper right area of the abdomen. It occurs when a gallstone ...

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 ...

Primary biliary cholangitis is a rare autoimmune disease that slowly damages the liver's bile ducts. Over time, this can lead to liver damage, which can progress to cirrhosis of the liver. Treatments ...

Biliary atresia is a rare condition that affects the bile ducts in infants. It can cause bile to build up in the liver, causing damage. It can be life threatening, but treatment may improve ...

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: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Biliary Atresia is a rare but serious condition affecting infants, where the bile ducts that carry bile from the ...

Based on the onset of disease, biliary atresia is classified as fetal and perinatal. In the fetal type, the biliary duct obstruction occurs during pregnancy in-utero. While the perinatal type occurs ...