Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts. Bile ducts are small tubes in your body that carry bile (digestive fluids) from your liver and ...

About 8,000 people are diagnosed with bile duct cancer each year. But the actual number of cases is likely to be higher, because these cancers can be hard to diagnose, and some might be misclassified ...

Dr. Shaun P. McKenzie is board certified in general surgery and in surgical oncology, hepatobiliary surgery, and pancreatic surgery. He is a surgical oncologist with Texas Oncology Surgical ...

Your body’s biliary system encompasses your bile ducts, gallbladder, and the associated digestive structures. This system works together to move bile, also called digestive fluid, through your system ...

At Huntsman Cancer Institute, our experts deliver specialized, multidisciplinary care for bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). You are supported by a team of specialists including hepatobiliary ...

Jaundice is considered a liver-related condition, but when it appears alongside abdominal pain, the cause may lie in the bile duct. The skin turns yellow, the eyes lose their normal brightness, and a ...

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a rare liver disease. “Biliary” means bile, which is a digestive fluid that helps your body with digestion and absorbing nutrients. It also helps get rid of extra ...

Background: 10% to 18% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstones have common bile duct (CBD) stones. Treatment options for these stones include pre- or post-operative endoscopic retrograde ...

The bile ducts are a series of tubes that reach from the liver to the small intestine. The bile ducts move bile from the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine where it helps digest the fats ...