High bilirubin levels increase the risk of developing bilirubin gallstones—a type of gallstone more prevalent in Sickle Cell ...

Bile is made in the liver and then stored in the gallbladder. A painful obstruction ... the liver to the bile duct has also been identified, possibly leading to an increased risk of gallstones. Can ...

The complications may be caused by inflammation, infection or obstruction. The main symptom of ... with special software to help detect gallstones and bile duct stones and evaluate the gallbladder for ...

13, 14 The most frequent variant is the right anterior hepatic duct joining the right ... The main cause of hilar obstruction was cholangiocarcinoma (33 %) followed by lymph node metastasis (23.2 %) ...

1 Most cystadenomas arise within the intrahepatic bile ducts.2 3 Very rarely these lesions are found in the extrahepatic biliary system and gallbladder ... with both intra and extrahepatic bile duct ...

A man in his early 60s initially presented some 6 years previously with abdominal pain, symptoms of small bowel obstruction and ... thick-walled gallbladder containing multiple stones and a dilated ...

The lab of Dr. Mark Magnuson, Louise B. McGavock Professor and professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at Vanderbilt ...

This can happen when you experience a liver, bile duct, or gallbladder condition or when you take certain medications. Bile Duct and Gallbladder Conditions The bile ducts and gallbladder are part ...