“I got an ultrasound, and it showed a solid mass.” Follow-up tests revealed Towle had bile duct cancer, also called ...

The findings imply that the selection of a diagnostic method for detecting postoperative residual bile duct stones should be ...

Background: The purpose of the present study was to define the differential diagnostic markers of benign and malignant bile duct strictures without demonstrable mass on ultrasonography (US ...

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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday declined full approval for Intercept Pharmaceuticals' liver disease drug, ...

Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She ...

PBC is a rare and chronic liver disease that disproportionately affects women. The condition causes the small bile ducts in ...

Biliary tract disease describes any disease that affects the biliary tract the gall bladder, bile ducts and accompanying structures. Examples include primary sclerosing cholangitis, secondary ...

The FDA informed Intercept that it is unable to approve the sNDA in its current form, consistent with the outcome of the Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee (GIDAC) meeting in September 2024. In ...

If you're concerned about reducing allergens in your home, improving your HVAC's efficiency and maintaining good indoor air quality, cleaning your air ducts might be the answer—but is it really ...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a highly prevalent chronic dermatological disease, with symptoms which include itching, dry skin, severe pain, and inflammation – all of which create considerable ...