The decrease in coronary blood flow in laboratory animals was thought by some investigators to be due to coronary constriction mediated by way of the vagus. Others believed that any reduction in ...

IN a thought-provoking article appearing elsewhere in this issue of the Journal Pyrtek and Bartus report their experiences with "Clostridium Welchii Infection Complicating Biliary-Tract Surgery." ...

Prior biliary tract surgery was previously considered a contraindication for laparoscopic biliary tract reoperation. However, it is now widely performed in patients with or without prior operations ...

Overall mortality was low (n = 7), and the frequency of various complications varied by the type of procedure used to clear stones from the biliary tract. With respect to avoiding postoperative ...

Phase 3, randomized study of pembrolizumab (pembro) vs best supportive care (BSC) for second-line advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): KEYNOTE-240. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ...

An expert explains what biliary tract cancers are and the current landscape of treatment as well as future advancements. In the treatment of newly diagnosed biliary tract cancer, the current standard ...

Trends from NSQIP 2015 to 2017 in neoadjuvant therapy use before pancreatic adenocarcinoma resection. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma are different types of biliary tract cancer. They affect the same system in the body and cause similar symptoms, but they may require different treatments.

Phantom gallbladder pain is commonly due to post-cholecystectomy syndrome. It occurs when symptoms around the gallbladder mimic cholecystitis pain but stem from a different cause. Post-cholecystectomy ...