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 ...

BA is characterized by early destruction of the bile ducts, leading to cholestasis, inflammation, and rapid fibrosis shortly ...

Biliary atresia (BA) is a life-threatening liver disease of infancy in which early surgery can restore bile flow but rarely ...

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 ...

The optimal use of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic approaches for emergency gallbladder surgery is not well-defined. Rates of bile duct injury were similar with both surgical approaches, a large ...

This trial compared surgery and capecitabine with surgery alone for cancer of the bile duct or gallbladder (also called biliary tract cancer). Cancer Research UK supported this trial. This trial was ...

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 ...

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 ...