We’ve seen increases in all of the risk factors in recent years. So, it’s unsurprising that we’ve seen a corresponding uptick ...

Doctors can test for gallbladder issues using a combination of physical exams, blood tests, and imaging studies. Several issues can affect the gallbladder, including gallstones, inflammation, or ...

With awareness still lacking doctors stress the need to be more vigilant. Dr. Vibhor Borkar says recognizing early signs and ...

Phantom gallbladder pain is commonly due to post-cholecystectomy syndrome. It occurs when symptoms around the gallbladder mimic cholecystitis pain but stem from a different cause. Post-cholecystectomy ...

Background: 10% to 18% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstones have common bile duct (CBD) stones. Treatment options for these stones include pre- or post-operative endoscopic retrograde ...

A bile duct drain, also called biliary drainage, can help treat blocked bile ducts so that bile may flow as it should, helping your liver digest fats. Learn more about biliary drainage, including how ...

It’s no coincidence that “full of bile” is a phrase used to describe ill-tempered people. When the transit of this life-sustaining fluid is disrupted, as happens in the rare bile duct cancers called ...

North Texas' Stetson Fox is among the hundreds of infants in the United States diagnosed each year with biliary atresia, a ...

A liver ICU dedicated to liver care opening at Aster Whitefield Hospital is a very appropriate and great step that will enable our healthcare system to be more efficient and quicker in handling very ...

If you or a loved one has gallbladder or bile duct cancer, you may be interested in learning more about treatments for it. For a long time, the standard treatment options for this cancer type were ...