A band of cellophane was sutured around the lower common bile duct (Fig. 1). In 7 experiments the band was lightly sprinkled with sodium dicetyl phosphate. In 6 experiments this was omitted.

Patients presenting with IgG4-related cholangiopathy are typically men aged 50-60 years, and more than 75% will present with common bile duct obstruction and jaundice. [17] Coexisting pancreatic ...

As shown in Table 4 and as reported by others, 10 the serum alkaline phosphatase is not always high in the presence of common-bile-duct obstruction. In only 34 of our 48 patients with obstructive ...

A long common bile duct stricture was demonstrated (Figure 4). Brushings of the stricture were nondiagnostic; the pancreatic duct could not be cannulated.

Bile duct stones, or choledocholithiasis, represent a significant clinical challenge across diverse populations. These calculi, which may originate in the gallbladder (secondary stones) or form de ...

Yellow skin, also called jaundice, is a very common symptom of pancreatic cancer. Jaundice can occur when a tumor puts pressure on the bile duct, causing an obstruction and resulting in the ...

Bile duct obstruction has long been known to be present in both malignant and nonmalignant liver disease (jaundice, for example), but before the study by Dr. Sirica and his colleagues the direct ...