Type I lesions involve the common hepatic duct (CHD) immediately below the confluence; type II tumors involve the CHD and extend to the confluence but not beyond; type IIIa masses involve the CHD ...
T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct, with extension up to the muscle ... Tumor invades main portal vein or its branches bilaterally; or the common hepatic artery; or the second-order biliary ...
Certain conditions may affect the bile ducts. If the bile can't flow freely through the ducts ... Symptoms of abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and jaundice (yellowed skin) are ...
But while we may think our drink choices are harmless, certain popular beverages could be slowly undermining liver health. It is common knowledge that regularly consuming some of these everyday ...
NFL great Walter Payton passed away 22 years ago today from a rare form of bile duct cancer known as cholangiocarcinoma, likely caused by his liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis. Payton was ...
the liver was of normal dimensions with homogeneous parenchymal echotexture and normal intrahepatic biliary ducts. The patient denied any abdominal complaints, weight loss, comorbidities, previous ...