A bile duct drain, also called biliary drainage, can help treat blocked bile ducts so that bile may flow as it should, helping your liver digest fats. Learn more about biliary drainage, including how ...

The procedure can be beneficial prior to chemotherapy, but it also has high rates of complications, this new analysis shows. People with unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) can find ...

The management of malignant biliary obstruction is a critical challenge in modern gastroenterology, where effective drainage is essential for palliation and prolongation of life. Traditionally, ...

Obstructive jaundice is often the first symptom of malignant disease of the pancreas (for example, pancreatic ampullary carcinoma and carcinoma of the papilla of Vater). As jaundice increases, it may ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The appropriate diagnosis and management of biliary strictures has important implications in endoscopic, ...

Effect of adjuvant radiation on survival for extra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Subgroup analysis by baseline pain intensity (BPI) and analgesic use (BAU) in NAPOLI-1: A phase III study of liposomal ...

Impact of renal function on the efficacy and safety of S-1 with concurrent radiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Real-world outcomes among patients (pts) treated with gemcitabine ...

There are several types of surgery for bile duct cancer, which are meant to cure cancer or to manage its symptoms. Your bile ducts transport bile from the liver and the gallbladder to the small ...

Biliary obstruction involves blockage of any duct that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder or from the gallbladder to the small intestine. It may have benign or malignant causes, and can ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage for biliary obstruction. This involves passing a thin tube (called an endoscope) with an ultrasound probe at the tip ...