Time-period from presentation to anticipated surgery: if a patient may undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy within a few days of presentation and is a candidate for surgery, no instrumentation may be ...

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, ...

IT IS frequently difficult to differentiate on-clinical grounds jaundice due to parenchymal liver disease and that secondary to extrahepatic biliary obstruction. This distinction is obviously ...

Zanidatamab-hrii received FDA accelerated approval for HER2-positive biliary tract cancer, showing a 52% objective response rate in the HERIZON-BTC-01 trial. Biliary tract cancers represent 3% of ...

Efficacy of L-asparaginase loaded red blood cells combined with gemcitabine on pancreatic cancer. Background: To select the palliative treatments such as surgical biliary bypass, biliary stenting (BS) ...

Validation of the Spanish version of the QODD questionnaire (QODDq-ESP) in a home-based cancer palliative care program and development of the QODDq-ESP-12. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

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 ...

PBC is a chronic liver disease that damages bile ducts and can lead to liver failure. You can get treatment for PBC to slow disease progression and manage symptoms like itching. There is no cure for ...

The liver produces bile, which the intestine uses for digestion. For the transport of bile, the liver relies on a network of microscopic tubings, known as bile canaliculi, formed by liver cells called ...

Treatment with a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist was associated with a 37% increase in the relative risk of gallbladder or biliary disease compared with controls — especially when ...