A new report consolidates existing research on hilar cholangiocarcinoma resection, but finds more work is needed to better evaluate the efficacy of robotic surgery in these patients. Robotic surgery ...

Background: Although neuroendocrine tumors are most commonly found in the digestive system, neuroendocrine tumors originating from the bile duct are rare, and neuroendocrine carcinomas derived from ...

Bisphosphonate risedronate prevents bone loss in women with artificial menopause due to chemotherapy of breast cancer: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. The retrospective single-center ...

Recurrence is common in patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma, even after curative surgical resection. In a recent study, postoperative adjuvant therapy correlated with improved survival, but only ...

In this study, we analyzed a large series of intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct from the patients of European origin, with focus on molecular genetic changes in relation to morphology, ...

The differentiation of benign and malignant strictures is difficult. Recently, a group of clinical specialists in Netherlands attempted to find possible criteria for differentiation of malignant from ...

LITTLE attention has been paid to polypoid epithelial tumors of the bile ducts in spite of their favorable prognosis, often disabling symptoms, difficulty of clinical recognition and relation to ...

Bile duct cancer is an aggressive form of cancer that can be difficult to treat. Many people with the cancer are diagnosed in its later stages. Also known as cholangiocarcinoma, bile duct cancer ...

THE term pancreaticoduodenal cancer was introduced by Child 1 to characterize a group of malignant tumors that arise in the region of the ampulla of Vater. It therefore includes tumors of the head of ...

‌Biliary obstruction is when your bile duct becomes blocked. Bile ducts are vessels that carry bile from your liver and gallbladder through your pancreas to your intestines. A blockage in your bile ...