The common bile duct and common hepatic duct are important in this process, making sure the bile flows from the liver to the gallbladder and small intestine. The cystic duct connects the ...

As the common bile duct and pancreatic duct are adjacent to one another in the duodenal papilla, pancreatitis secondary to biliary tract obstruction is a common cause; alcohol abuse is another ...

Cholangiocarcinoma is classically described as an irregular narrowing of the bile duct with shouldered scalloped margins. The stricture usually causes a high-grade or complete obstruction with ...

Nausea and vomiting are common digestive symptoms, but when they occur frequently, especially after meals, they could indicate a bile duct obstruction. As the tumour grows, it can further disrupt ...

In Medicare beneficiaries, rates of bile duct injury were consistently higher with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy than with laparoscopic cholecystectomy, regardless of patient complexity.