Bile duct inflammation and scarring, known as cholangiopathies, can disrupt bile flow, leading to liver damage and ...

Understanding pancreatic cancer symptoms can help individuals seek medical attention sooner, potentially improving outcomes.

In Medicare beneficiaries, rates of bile duct injury were consistently higher with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy than with ...

The main pancreatic duct merges with the bile duct to form the ampulla of Vater (a widening of the duct just before it enters the duodenum). The pancreas is an integral part of the digestive system.

The pancreas is an organ behind the stomach and ... due to the cancer blocking the bile duct In the postsurgical period, ...

Diseases of the pancreas and bile duct are challenging to manage. We recognize this and are here to help. UAB has launched the Pancreatobiliary Disease Center to address these problems. All patients ...

In this study, the characteristics of bile colonization or infection in human pancreatitis were investigated in order to optimize prophylactic antibiotic therapy. Methods: In 174 patients ...

Obstructive jaundice is often the first symptom of malignant disease of the pancreas (for example, pancreatic ampullary carcinoma and carcinoma of the papilla of Vater). As jaundice increases, it ...