Hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgery refers to complex procedures involving the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and bile ducts. These organs are important to your digestion and metabolism, the process ...

The gallbladder plays a quiet but critical role in digestion, and when this organ malfunctions, it sends specific distress signals that require attention.

Q-Please tell me about biliary atresia. A-Biliary atresia is a funny-sounding disease with serious consequences to a very young infant. Biliary is from the Latin word bilis, or bile. Atresia, from ...

On April 19, 2015, plaintiff's decedent Elaine Korabik, 56, a laborer, died from complications following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, or a gallbladder removal ...

Infants with biliary atresia -- a rare liver disease -- did not benefit from corticosteroid treatment after bile duct surgery and could face more harm, according to a new study. In biliary atresia, ...

The management of bile duct injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains a critical challenge in hepatobiliary surgery. Although infrequent, these injuries can result in severe clinical ...

Researchers are reporting the discovery of an early survival advantage when a combination of surgery and radiation therapy is used for patients with a rare but deadly bile duct cancer. "Surgery and ...

Vikings Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss shared on Instagram Live on Friday that cancer was found in his bile duct and he had a six-hour surgery to remove it. “Your boy is a cancer survivor,” ...

Bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, is a type of cancer that affects the slender tubes that carry the digestive bile fluid. The liver is anatomically connected to the small intestine and ...