Researchers have discovered that tiny cell structures called primary cilia help repair DNA in bile duct cells, opening new ...

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 ...

A HIDA scan, also called cholescintigraphy or hepatobiliary scintigraphy, is an imaging test used to view the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and small intestine. The scan involves injecting a ...

The bile ducts are a series of tubes that reach from the liver to the small intestine. The bile ducts move bile from the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine where it helps digest the fats ...

Bile duct stents that stay in too long may cause complications. Experts differ on how long a bile duct stent should stay in, but most suggest removing or replacing it every 3 to 6 months. This can ...

High-voltage electrical pulses to the upper region of the small intestine in a minimally invasive procedure can significantly improve type 2 diabetes, researchers reported at the Digestive Disease ...

Former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss announced last week that he underwent a 6-hour surgery for a rare and aggressive gastrointestinal cancer. Moss, 47, detailed in an Instagram Live video that a tumor ...

This post details the symptoms and treatment of bile duct cancer, a rare and dangerous form of cancer. Bile duct cancer is a rare cancer that forms in the bile ducts, which carry bile from the liver ...

A 70-year-old woman from Panvel, Sushila Chavan, made a full recovery after undergoing a rare minimally invasive SpyGlass Cholangioscopy at Medicover Hospitals, Kharghar. The advanced procedure ...

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 ...