1 University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States 2 Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States Serum levels of the tumor marker CA 19–9 are widely utilized in the ...

Biliary colic (also known as a "gallbladder attack") is abdominal pain that develops due to a blockage in the bile ducts. Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid) from your liver to your ...

Background Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) for stone can be carried out by either laparoscopic transcystic stone extraction (LTSE) or laparoscopic choledochotomy (LC). It remains ...

1 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Haikou Affiliated Hospital of Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine, Haikou, Hainan, China 2 Haikou Key Laboratory of Clinical Research and ...