is a rare cancer that develops in the bile ducts, which connect the liver and gall bladder. These small tubes are essential for the digestive system, helping transport bile to break down fats.

Acute cholangitis is a serious infection of the bile duct system, often caused by a blockage due to gallstones or other factors. It can lead to severe complications if not treated promptly.

Immunotherapy has also shown potential in some cases, harnessing the body's immune system to target cancer cells. Endoscopy ...

This trial is looking at targeted drugs for bile duct cancer and gallbladder cancer that has spread ... A study looking at changes to the liver and the immune system to improve the diagnosis of cancer ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive scarring of the liver's bile ...

Bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, is a type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts, small tubes that connect the liver and gallbladder to the small bowel. They carry a fluid ...

Stewart Phimister is now hoping to make as many memories as possible with his two-year-old daughter before his time is up ...

1). On MR cholangiography, the bile ducts of the involved hepatic segment or hepatic lobe are dilated. An intraductal mass can appear as an enhancing soft-tissue mass. The mass is confined within ...

T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct, with extension up to the muscle ... edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system now differentiates extrahepatic sholangiocarcinoma into ...