Endoscopic ultrasound–guided rendezvous and precut sphincterotomy are both effective salvage techniques for patients with ...

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 ...

Department of Gastroenterology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Palliative treatment is appropriate for most patients with cancer of the head of pancreas. Insertion of a biliary stent relieves ...

When pregnant women with common bile duct stones present with obstructive jaundice and abdominal pain ... as long as it is confirmed that there are no stones or any other causes of obstruction before ...

A 59-year-old British lawyer who delayed getting a diagnosis for his bile duct cancer passed away just three weeks later. Johnathan Ainsworth’s wife said he was constantly suffering from stomachache, ...

Duodenal perforation caused by foreign bodies is a rare but serious condition that may result in various complications, including biliary obstruction and portal vein thrombosis (PVT). As a ...

Most people have never heard of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), but the progressive, rare cholestatic liver disease can ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become a widely available and routine procedure, whilst open cholecystectomy has largely been replaced by a laparoscopic approach, which may ...

“It turned out to be bile duct cancer, which is very rare, and it had spread everywhere ... so I started to write it in that vein,” she explained. “It was this blockage inside me that I felt I needed ...

Learn the top reasons why your poop comes out green, from certain foods to infections, and how to treat and prevent it, according to gut health experts.