The primary role of ERCP in the management of CCA is to provide palliation of obstructive jaundice in patients with a limited life expectancy. The aims of palliation are the relief of jaundice and ...

MRCP is the traditional method for providing non–cross sectional images of the biliary tree, enabling clinicians to diagnose intraductal malignancies. In contrast, cross-sectional imaging provides ...

The magnetic resonance (MR) imaging appearance of cholangiocarcinoma depends on the amount of fibrosis, necrosis, and mucinous material within the tumor. Most frequently it appears as a noncapsulated ...

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perspectum Diagnostics announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MRCP+, the worlds most advanced ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Quantitative magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography may help assess changes in the biliary tree ...

Background. A 66-year-old white man with a history of cryptogenic cirrhosis complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma, ascites and hepatic encephalopathy presented with a productive cough and pleuritic ...

Biliary tract cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, arises from the biliary epithelium of the small ducts in the periphery of the liver (intrahepatic) and the main ducts of the hilum (extrahepatic).

The biliary system comprises extrahepatic bile ducts, intrahepatic bile ducts, and the gallbladder. The intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary tree is lined with epithelial cells known as ...

Clinical Observations and Laboratory Findings in the Reported Cases of Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis. Recently, a patient was seen and studied at the Massachusetts General Hospital who had ...

A: Cystic lesions of the hepatobiliary system are being increasingly diagnosed. These fibropolycystic diseases involve multiple organs. They are usually inherited and occur in various combinations, ...

Caroli disease (CD) is a rare, congenital disorder involving malformation of the liver. Also known as congenital communicating cavernous ectasia of the biliary tree, it involves segmental dilatation ...