Choledochal cysts are classified into 5 types on the basis of their intrahepatic or extrahepatic location in the biliary tree [1]: Type I: fusiform cystic dilation of the common bile duct Type II: ...

The patient underwent excision of the choledochal cyst, cholecystectomy, and reconstruction with a primary choledochoduodenostomy (Figure 3). Her aminotransferase and GGT levels returned to normal, ...

Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) usually develops in the bile duct system that arises from the liver and bile ducts and ends at the small intestine. Cancer that develops in the section of bile ...

LITTLE attention has been paid to polypoid epithelial tumors of the bile ducts in spite of their favorable prognosis, often disabling symptoms, difficulty of clinical recognition and relation to ...

The differentiation of benign and malignant strictures is difficult. Recently, a group of clinical specialists in Netherlands attempted to find possible criteria for differentiation of malignant from ...

Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts. Bile ducts are small tubes in your body that carry bile (digestive fluids) from your liver and ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Long-term pale stool might be a sign of conditions that affect the bile ducts, liver, or ...