A. W. (M. G. H. 728055), a 68-year-old domestic worker, was in excellent health until 1 month before admission to the hospital. At that time she became jaundiced; the stools became acholic, and ...

Healthcare providers look to rule out other liver disorders, such as biliary obstruction, hepatitis, primary sclerosing ...

When bile duct cancer cells were placed in the liver of animals with bile duct obstruction, they grew more rapidly than identical cells placed in animals without bile duct obstruction. When bile ...

Malignant biliary obstruction can be due to direct tumor infiltration, extrinsic compression, adjacent inflammation, desmoplastic reaction from tumors or, more commonly, a combination of the above ...

Read on to learn more about bile duct obstruction in cats, including signs to watch for and next steps to take. Before we get into bile duct obstruction in cats, it is helpful to understand a bit ...

pancreatitis secondary to biliary tract obstruction is a common cause; alcohol abuse is another frequent cause. Less often, viral, metabolic, and hereditary diseases cause acute pancreatitis.

Cholangiocarcinoma is classically described as an irregular narrowing of the bile duct with shouldered scalloped margins. The stricture usually causes a high-grade or complete obstruction with ...