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 ...

Administering rectal NSAIDs before or during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography did not increase patients’ risk ...

PHOENIX -- Delaying gallbladder removal after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for bile duct stones was ...

In this video, Medora Rodrigues, MD, a hospitalist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, discusses a case of histoplasmosis-associated necrotizing granulomatous hepatitis linked to ...

Certain types of endoscopies, like endoscopic ultrasounds, are commonly used to detect pancreatic cancer. But pancreatic cancer can be hard to spot in its early stages, even with imaging tests. In its ...

Nicholas Hannon, MD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Hannon received his medical degree from University College Cork. He completed his internal medicine ...

For patients with gallstones blocking the bile duct, delays in gall bladder removal are linked to substantially higher complications.

Researchers have found in a new study that percutaneous papillary balloon dilation is safe and highly effective for the ...