Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. It usually occurs due to a bile duct blockage. Surgery to remove the gallbladder is the main treatment, but other options can help reduce pain and ...

The Courvoisier sign refers to a gallbladder that has become swollen due to the buildup of bile. It is also known as Courvoisier’s law. If you have this condition, your doctor will be able to feel ...

Q-They are telling us our grandchild has something called biliary atresia, and it is causing us much anxiety. Would you please explain what this means in language we can understand? A-Biliary atresia ...

A proposed etiology of biliary atresia (BA) entails a virus-induced, progressive immune-mediated injury of the biliary system. Intravenous Ig (IVIg) has demonstrated clinical benefit in several ...

The most common cause of cholecystitis is gallstones. Less common causes include severe illness or infection, tumors, and injury or trauma. Cholecystitis is the medical term for gallbladder ...

Biliary Atresia causes bile duct blockage in infants, leading to liver damage. Learn about symptoms and treatment options, including surgery and transplant ...

Hong Joo Kim; Kyu Taek Lee; Seung Hoon Kim; Jong Kyun Lee; Jae Hoon Lim; Seung Woon Paik; Jong Chul Rhee Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is usually evident on cholangiogram, but the intrahepatic tumor ...

Are you bothered by persistent and painful attacks of indigestion? The cause of your discomfort might not be indigestion at all, but gallbladder disease. More than 25 million Americans – 10 to 15 ...

Kaelin Bradshaw grew a following of over 100,00 TikTok followers thanks to her honest posts about living with a rare bile ...

For permission requests, please contact NEJM Reprints at [email protected] Incomplete stricture of the lower common bile duct was produced in 13 dogs by means of a technic similar to that of Imamoglu.