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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The journal Cancers (2020) published research, which demonstrated that weight loss and anorexia (loss of appetite), occur ...

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 ...

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

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.

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

AS a result of Dr. Frank H. Lahey's 1–3 early and continued interest in the repair of bile-duct strictures, this clinic has had a large experience with the management of patients referred here with ...