In such a case, the approach via the cystic duct might not be appropriate. If the attempt to remove the stones via the cystic duct proved unsuccessful, we would still have to resort to a ...

Itchy skin, or pruritus, can be a symptom of liver disease. However, not everyone with liver disease experiences itching, and the specific causes of this itching are unknown. Treatment for itching ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A silent infection is fuelling a rise in liver cancer deaths around the country, prompting the federal Health Department to consider ...

Having some underdeveloped liver segments is also possible. Part of the colon can be between the liver and chest wall. The liver surface could also have contouring or striations. Certain conditions ...

A low-dose vitamin E supplement may be effective in improving liver function for patients with MASH, the most severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. MASH, which stands for metabolic ...

A Pasadena Unified School District security officer was removed from her position after allegations she forced an 11-year-old, middle school student to duct tape her own mouth as punishment for ...

The results of the observational study showed that a history of gallstones without cholecystectomy was associated with a higher risk of stomach cancer, liver and bile duct cancer, kidney cancer, and ...

In patients with peripheral leakages, the most common localization of bile leakages was the cystic duct stump (21/35 patients), followed by the accessory bile duct (7/35 patients) and the bed of ...

Notably, RNA therapies have made significant progress in the treatment of genetic liver diseases, exemplified by small interfering RNA treatments for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis, which use ...

It has multiple therapies designed to stabilize what’s known as NBD1, a tough-to-drug region of CFTR — the protein that’s defective in cystic fibrosis. Sionna has argued this approach could restore ...

showed a honeycomb-like cystic-solid lesion with a tubulocystic manifestation lacking well-defined borders in S6 and no dilation of the major intrahepatic bile duct in the background liver. The cystic ...