In 1937 Mirizzi 3 first used x-ray examination in the operating room as an aid in exploring the bile ducts for stones. Since then, the successful application of operative cholangiography has been ...

A stone retrieval basket was used for bile duct stone clearance. One-stage stone clearance was successful in 312 of 330 patients (94.5%) but failed in 17 patients who were treated successfully by ...

Cholestatic liver diseases (CLDs) are a group of disorders characterized by the impairment of bile formation, secretion, or ...

A biliary obstruction blocks the bile ducts, which carry bile to the small intestine for digestion and waste removal. Learn about symptoms, causes, and more.

This can increase the risk of developing cancer in the bile ducts in the liver (intrahepatic bile duct cancer). Doctors don’t know exactly what causes choledochal cysts. Or why they increase the risk ...

Repeated inflammation or irritation of the bile ducts due to biliary stones may elevate the risk. In some regions, a parasitic infection called liver fluke can increase the risk of bile duct cancer.

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) can originate from the large bile duct group (segment bile ducts and area bile ducts), small bile duct group (septal bile ducts and interlobular bile ducts ...

This is the same as losing half to 1 stone for every 10 stones that you weigh. Or 3 to 6kg for every 60kg that you weigh. See your doctor if you are losing weight and you don’t know why. ...

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.

For adult males, mortality rates declined for 12 of the most common cancer types between 2018 and 2022, including prostate, liver and intrahepatic bile duct, esophagus, melanoma of the skin ...