Bile duct and gallbladder cancers are uncommon, with an estimated 12,130 new cases diagnosed this year according to the American Cancer Society. These cancers develop in organs deep inside the body, ...

This information is for people who are having a liver transplant. We have separate information if you are having part of your liver removed. Your doctor might call this a liver resection or a ...

Diseases of the bile duct can lead to serious medical conditions such as liver cirrhosis and eventually liver failure. But research into these diseases, and possible treatments for them, has been ...

Scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in future be used to help treat liver disease in children, reducing the need for liver ...

In this article, we help you to understand what exactly gallbladder and bile duct cancer are, the symptoms, risk factors, and treatment. Surgery is the primary method for treating localized bile duct ...

About 8,000 people are diagnosed with bile duct cancer each year. But the actual number of cases is likely to be higher, because these cancers can be hard to diagnose, and some might be misclassified ...

Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare but fatal cancer that affects the bile duct system. A network of tubes that originates in the liver and travels to the small intestine ...

Learn why primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) causes intense itching, and explore treatment options, management tips, and skin-care strategies for relief.

Bile duct cancer is medically known as Cholangiocarcinoma. It refers to cancers that arise in the intrahepatic, perihilar, or distal biliary tree. Although it accounts for only about 3% of ...

Extrahepatic cholangiocyte organoids (ECOs) derived from primary human tissue can successfully repair common bile duct defects in mice, a new study shows. Bile duct disorders are a major cause of ...

IN recent years, cholecystectomy has been performed in an increasing number of patients. As a result, two serious complications of biliary-tract surgery have occurred with increasing frequency. The ...

Cambridge scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in future be used to help treat liver disease in children, reducing the need for liver ...