FOR the 6,000 people in the UK who are newly diagnosed with bile duct cancer every year, the prognosis is uniquely grim. According to data from Cancer Research UK, up to 70 per cent of all these ...

Ruptured ovarian cysts happen when these fluid-filled sacs in the ovaries break. The ovarian cyst wall opens up, which exposes the fluid in the cyst to your abdominal cavity. Physical activity or ...

In December, the FDA approved Vertex’s vanzacaftor, tezacaftor and deutivacaftor (Alyftrek) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in patients with at least one F508del mutation or another ...

Biliary colic (also known as a "gallbladder attack") is abdominal pain that develops due to a blockage in the bile ducts. Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid) from your liver to your ...

What is a cystic hygroma? A cystic hygroma — or lymphangioma — is a birth defect that appears as a sac-like structure with a thin wall that most commonly occurs in the head and neck area of an infant.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease, the causative agent of which is Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.), the metacestode of a tapeworm parasite of high medical importance (genus ...

Presenting Symptoms and Relevant Findings in Eight Patients with Solitary Occult Pancreatic Cysts. Preoperative radiologic investigations of the biliary tract had shown a poorly functioning ...

From the East Surgical Service and Department of Pathology, City Hospital, Worcester, Mass. Curran — Junior Surgeon, East Surgical Service, Worcester City Hospital. Goodale — Pathologist ...

Lucknow: King George's Medical University (KGMU) introduced a new non-surgical procedure to remove common bile duct (CBD) stones, which occur when a gallstone is present in the common bile duct ...

The present study suggests that biliary disease, such as choledochal cyst and biliary sludge, should be considered as one of the underlying causes of acute pancreatitis, particularly in children ...