For the first time, a team of experts from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), RWTH Aachen University, and the German ...

Scientists have identified a molecule that drives the development of bile duct cancer. The research in mice sheds new light on what triggers the disease and how the illness progresses. Experts say ...

Isolated rat hepatocytes maintained in primary culture on gas permeable membrane for 20 h form monolayers and establish at their cell borders a network of canaliculi (approximate diameter $3.5 \mum$).

The gall bladder is seldom brought up in conversation until it is out of order. This little, pear-shaped organ lies just under the liver and is the ma.

You may experience bile acid malabsorption on its own or due to an underlying condition. Doctors typically treat it with medication and by suggesting dietary changes. Bile acid malabsorption (BAM) is ...

Inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts—also known as cholangiopathies—can stop the bile from flowing, a vital fluid that helps digest fats. When bile can’t move through these ducts, it backs up ...

A bile duct obstruction is when one of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the intestine becomes blocked. Symptoms may include nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and abdominal pain. This ...