Included in this prospective study cohort were all patients with CBDS and gallbladder stones treated with laparoscopic common bile duct stone extraction (LCBDE) at the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital ...

Wei-jie Zhang; Gui-fang Xu; Qin Huang; Kun-lun Luo; Zhi-tao Dong; Jie-ming Li; Guo-zhong Wu; Wen-xian Guan ...

However, when a stone blocks the bile duct, it causes severe pain and complications such as pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) and cholangitis (infection of the bile ducts). ALSO READ ...

They can move through the gallbladder into the bile duct, after which they're called bile duct stones. They may continue ...

Biliary tract infections (BTI), often linked to structural abnormalities like bile duct stones, pose significant treatment challenges due to drug-resistant bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Phage ...

Her work has previously appeared in Alternative Press, Billboard, NYLON, Rolling Stone, and Thrillist ... died following a recent diagnosis of bile duct cancer. He was 61.