The etiology of acute pancreatitis in humans is well-known. As the common bile duct and pancreatic duct are adjacent to one another in the duodenal papilla, pancreatitis secondary to biliary tract ...

The cystic duct connects the gallbladder to the common hepatic duct, storing and releasing bile. The pancreatic duct joins the common bile duct before entering the small bowel, releasing ...

A 59-year-old British lawyer who delayed getting a diagnosis for his bile duct cancer passed away just three weeks later. Johnathan Ainsworth’s wife said he was constantly suffering from stomachache, ...

The two most common presentations of pancreatic cancer are abdominal or stomach pain and jaundice. Pancreas is broadly divided into 3 parts, i.e head, body and tail. Jaundice is most commonly seen ...

It drains the pancreatic fluid from the gland and carries it to the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). The main pancreatic duct merges with the bile duct to form the ampulla of Vater (a ...

For MRCP scans, where precise detection of pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, gallstones, and bile duct disorders is critical, such enhancements allow radiologists to make accurate assessments while ...

Liver resection is recommended to treat some types of cancer originating in the liver (hepatocellular cancer, bile duct cancer, and gallbladder cancer), and occasionally benign liver tumors that are ...