Researchers have found in a new study that pre-operative ultrasound showing isolated common bile duct (CBD) dilation does not increase the risk of choledocholithiasis (CD) compared to normal CBD ...

Moussadek, M. (2021) Preoperative Endoscopic Treatment for the Management of Concomitant Gallstones and Common Bile Duct Stones. La Tunisie Medicale, 99, 233-237.

While rates of bile duct injury were similar with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy among adults receiving acute care surgery, the robotic-assisted approach was ...

Sydney Towle had never experienced any major health issues. But in May 2023, she was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, and has been on a difficult road since.

Comparative analysis of minimally invasive approaches for gallbladder and common bile duct stones: combined endoscopic techniques vs. ERCP with laparoscopic cholecystectomy ...

As robotic cholecystectomy, also known as gallbladder removal, becomes increasingly common, researchers have identified higher rates of bile duct injury in robotic cholecystectomy compared to the ...

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

A second opinion, which I recommend for everyone, confirmed cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer with dismal survival rates and limited treatment options. This was the day that ...

Intrahepatic bile duct cancer starts inside your liver. Extrahepatic bile duct cancer starts outside your liver. Although all types of bile duct cancer are rare, this is the more common type.

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

Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss shared the news that cancer was discovered in his bile duct during an Instagram Live on Friday afternoon after he was released from the hospital.