Bile duct cancer is classified by location: intrahepatic, perihilar, or distal, influencing symptoms and treatment options. Diagnosis involves blood tests, imaging, endoscopic procedures, and biopsy ...

The liver creates a digestive juice called bile and stores it in the gall bladder. While eating, the gall bladder forces the bile through a gall bladder tube called the bile duct. Bile duct cancer, or ...

Salvatore Papa receives funding from AAMF-The Cholangiocarcinoma Charity, Guts UK, Rosetrees Trust and Blood Cancer UK. Concetta Bubici receives funding from Guts UK, Rosetrees Trust and Blood Cancer ...

Cholangiocarcinoma better known as bile duct cancer; is a rare but aggressive form of cancer occurring commonly in individuals over the age of 50. The tumors of bile duct are difficult to treat and ...

(RTTNews) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Incyte Corp.'s Pemazyre (pemigatinib) as the first treatment approved for adults with certain types of ...

Inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts—also known as cholangiopathies—can stop the bile from flowing, a vital fluid that helps digest fats. When bile can’t move through these ducts, it backs up ...

Scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in future be used to help treat liver disease in children, reducing the need for liver ...

Primary biliary cholangitis is a rare autoimmune disease that slowly damages the liver's bile ducts. Over time, this can lead to liver damage, which can progress to cirrhosis of the liver. Treatments ...

Included in this prospective study cohort were all patients with CBDS and gallbladder stones treated with laparoscopic common bile duct stone extraction (LCBDE) at the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and ...

Biliary Atresia causes bile duct blockage in infants, leading to liver damage. Learn about symptoms and treatment options, including surgery and transplant ...