For permission requests, please contact NEJM Reprints at [email protected] Incomplete stricture of the lower common bile duct was produced in 13 dogs by means of a technic similar to that of Imamoglu.

Symptoms typically start when the cancerous tumor blocks the bile duct. The most common symptom of bile duct cancer is jaundice. Other symptoms include fatigue, itchy skin, dark-colored urine ...

Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a malignant tumour of either the bile ducts within the liver (intrahepatic), or those leading from the liver to the small intestine (extrahepatic).

As such, it is important to do regular check-ups to rule out the possibility of bile duct disorders. Read on to know more about disorders of the bile duct. According to Dr Aparna Govil Bhasker ...

Meanwhile, bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, is more common in older adults. Several factors contribute to an increased risk, including smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity ...

Chemotherapy is a drug or a combination of drugs that kills cancer cells wherever they are in the body. You may receive chemotherapy before surgery to shrink a bile duct tumor. This is called ...

A mother of three who died days after receiving a liver cancer diagnosis is a tragically common case, a charity has said. Sian Ashcroft died last year aged 35 just 18 days after she was diagnosed with ...

The kind of radiation we recommend depends on the type of bile duct cancer, the location of the tumor, and whether it has spread. External-beam radiation therapy is the most common type of radiation ...

Background: The purpose of the present study was to define the differential diagnostic markers of benign and malignant bile duct strictures without demonstrable mass on ultrasonography (US ...

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 ...