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 ...

The role of microbiological analysis of bile from patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is unclear. Although the majority of such patients have positive ...

A Rare and Aggressive Cancer Bile duct or biliary tract cancers "arise in the plumbing of the liver draining the bile," said Kasi. "These aggressive tumors of the bile ducts are also referred to ...

Biliary sphincterotomy alone, placement of a biliary stent, and nasobiliary drainage are available approaches. In our series, we used nasobiliary drainage, transpapillary stenting, and a ...

which help produce and store bile. If an infection is unable to properly drain away from the liver, pus can form a mass within the organ. A range of different bacteria or parasites can cause ...