Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare cancer that develops in the bile ducts, which connect the liver and gall bladder. These small tubes are essential for the digestive system ...

Fas ligand upregulation and apoptosis of bile duct epithelia have been demonstrated ... suggests that immaturity of the neonatal immune system and genetic susceptibility also may be key factors.

This trial is looking at targeted drugs for bile duct cancer and gallbladder cancer that has spread to another part of ... A study looking at changes to the liver and the immune system to improve the ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Noticing grey poop may come as a surprise, but it's not always an emergency. Grey poop occasionally happens when you take certain medications for long periods. More ...

Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid ... in the gastrointestinal tract (digestive system) and liver conditions. Initial treatment for biliary colic focuses on managing your pain and making ...

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 ...

On probing the common bile duct, the instruments may go through the ... certain that he has curetted all the polyps from the ductal system, including the left and right hepatic ducts.

Doctors in the UK are hoping to transform the lives of people with deadly bile duct cancer. A new study – which has shown promising early results – matches the patient’s tumour to one or ...

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 ...

This trial is looking at targeted drugs for bile duct cancer and gallbladder cancer that has spread to another part of ... A study looking at changes to the liver and the immune system to improve the ...