I performed a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient who had a single gallstone. During the dissection I found the cystic duct to be dilated so I transfixed it. I did not do an intraoperative ...

Acute calculous cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder caused by a gallstone or biliary sludge that blocks the cystic duct. The blockage in the cystic duct causes bile to build up in the ...

STRUCTURAL variations of the extrahepatic biliary tract are extremely common and have been extensively described, tabulated and diagrammed, in an effort to reduce the number of technical accidents ...

Calculous cholecystitis is a gallbladder inflammation that occurs due to the presence of gallstones (cholelithiasis). These gallstones can block the cystic duct, the channel through which bile flows ...

The most common cause of cholecystitis is gallstones. Less common causes include severe illness or infection, tumors, and injury or trauma. Cholecystitis is the medical term for gallbladder ...

Your liver makes bile, a chemical that helps you digest food. The plumbing system of ducts that runs between your liver, gallbladder, and small intestine is how bile moves around. Some of it goes ...

Cystic tumors of the pancreas are uncommon but important because of their diverse pathology and biology. Their wide spectrum also includes cystic variants of otherwise solid tumors, such as cystic ...

There is not enough evidence about how well this procedure works or how safe it is. This type of procedure can cause complications. But people with this condition would otherwise need to have a ...