As robotic cholecystectomy, also known as gallbladder removal, becomes increasingly common, researchers have identified ...

Compared to laparoscopic cholecystectomies, the rate of needing a second procedure to repair a bile duct injury is high across the board ...

Scientists have identified five specific blood proteins that can accurately predict a person's risk for developing a serious ...

In summary, excess levels of urobilinogen and bilirubin in the urine may signal liver disease ... present in urine and indicates either bile duct obstruction or intrinsic hepatic disease.

A 42-year-old woman sustained complete transection of common hepatic duct during routine laparoscopic ... telephone and discussed the possibility of an immediate end-to-end bile duct repair. Since he ...

Chronic liver damage is a serious health problem that ... Researchers found that common blood pressure drugs, known as beta-blockers, might do more than just lower blood pressure.