The following is a summary of “Expedited Laparoscopic Cholangiogram and Liver Biopsy in the Workup of Biliary Atresia,” published in the December 2023 issue of Pediatrics by Lai, et al. New research ...

Recent studies demonstrate the success of Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia (BA) is linearly-related to infant age at time of Kasai. We sought to review the feasibility and safety of ...

Most patients with an abnormal intraoperative cholangiogram at laparoscopic cholecystectomy undergo postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to remove residual common bile ...

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 ...

Recent data have suggested that upfront cholecystectomy should be performed even in the presence of moderately abnormal liver function tests (LFTs). As a consequence, more common bile duct (CBD) ...

A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (per-kew-tay-nee-us trans-hep-attic col-an-jee-o-gram) is a way of looking at your bile ducts using x-rays. This test is also called a PTC. You may have a ...

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...

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A 72-year-old female patient who was admitted for ischaemic stroke had developed ascending cholangitis. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram was performed to drain the infected bile, but this was ...

Where was the gall bladder;intrahepatic or extrahepatic? The left hepatic duct seems larger than normal even though the cholangiogram shows no evident distal obstruction. It is tempting to invent the ...