Researchers have found in a new study that pre-operative ultrasound showing isolated common bile duct (CBD) dilation does not ...

A periampullary duodenal diverticulum compresses the distal bile duct, leading to obstructive jaundice in a patient without ...

Various tests are used to diagnose bile duct cancer, including liver function tests, tumor markers, ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, ...

The common bile duct was slightly dilated and contained many small stones. He returned a year later because of recurrent symptoms, and an exploratory laparotomy was done.

Timely medical diagnosis and management are critical for treating symptoms, resolving the underlying condition, and avoiding consequences caused by bile duct dilatation.

THE present report concerns a patient who was successfully treated for cystic dilatation of the common bile duct associated with congenital absence of the gall bladder. Both these anomalies are rar ...

A bile duct obstruction describes when one of the tubes that carries bile between the liver, gallbladder, and small intestine becomes blocked. Learn more here.

Bile duct cysts are areas of dilation within the biliary system that connects the liver, gallbladder, and small intestine.

Anatomy of the extrahepatic bile ducts. Extrahepatic bile ducts are small tubes that carry bile outside of the liver. They are made up of the common hepatic duct (hilum region) and the common bile ...

Bile duct cancer is when abnormal cells in the bile ducts divide in an uncontrolled way. It is also called cholangiocarcinoma.