Included in the cohort were 346 consecutive patients with common bile duct stones, 16 (4.6%) of whom were converted to open surgery because of the following conditions: 1) the narrow or tortuous ...

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

Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) can start in any part of the bile duct system. Depending on where the cancer starts, it is either an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma or an extrahepatic ...

The authors present a case of cholangioscopy with percutaneous laser biliary lithotripsy as an option for the treatment of intrahepatic biliary stone disease associated with biliary stricture ...

There are two types of bile duct cancer, based on where the cancer cells first form: Intrahepatic bile duct cancer starts inside your liver. Extrahepatic bile duct cancer starts outside your liver.

1 Introduction Intrahepatic bile duct stones combined with intrahepatic lithiasis (IBDS-IL), and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) are two significant conditions that pose diagnostic challenges in ...

The common bile duct was slightly dilated and contained many small stones. He returned a year later because of recurrent symptoms, and an exploratory laparotomy was done.

Conclusion: We report on a rare case of anomaly presented in the form of an accessory bile duct between the gallbladder and the common bile duct, as well as with an accessory duct of Luschka.

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

Intrahepatic bile duct cancer starts in the bile ducts in the liver. Doctors usually use the number or TNM staging systems to describe intrahepatic bile duct cancer.

Bile duct cancer is when abnormal cells in the bile ducts divide in an uncontrolled way. It is also called cholangiocarcinoma.