In the current report, we present 24 patients with intrahepatic bile duct dilation and no mass lesion demonstrated on US or CT who underwent resectional treatment under the diagnosis of presumed ...

In particular, lesions with a structural defect of the hepatic or common bile duct (n = 15 ... In patients with biliary stricture, dilatation with a balloon and/or bougie was usually performed ...

The most common type of choledochal cyst is type I, which involves a fusiform dilation of the common bile duct. Understanding the diagnosis, treatment options, and potential complications ...

Endoscopic retrograde laser lithotripsy of common bile duct stones is a new technique which can be carried out through the endoscope without anaesthesia using ordinary endoscopic equipment. In the ...

The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) successfully performed a transhepatic stent-assisted portal vein aneurysm coil embolization, ...

Dilated pupils (mydriasis or fixed pupils) are when your eyes' pupils, which let light into your eyes, become wider. This can happen due to medications used during an eye exam (mydriatic drops), other ...

FOR the 6,000 people in the UK who are newly diagnosed with bile duct cancer every year, the prognosis is uniquely grim. According to data from Cancer Research UK, up to 70 per cent of all these ...

Cross-sectional imaging with CT found intrahepatic, extrahepatic, common bile duct dilatation (CBD) to 11 mm, pancreatic duct dilatation to 6 mm (a ‘double duct’ sign) and prominent para-aortic, ...

Consultant medical oncologist Professor John Bridgewater is leading the UK arm of an international study to find treatments for bile duct cancer (Charlotte Southall/UCLH/PA) Doctors in the UK are ...

Scans are then taken that can accurately detect acute inflammation of the gallbladder. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the preferred method for detecting gallstones in the ...

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 ...