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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (Narrowing Bile Duct Disease)

Definition and Meaning of PSC Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a condition where the bile ducts are diseased and become thick, hard and narrow. This prevents the flow of bile through the ducts. Although there are many diseases that can damage the bile duct (secondary cholangitis), in primary sclerosing cholangitis >> Read More ...

Biliary Strictures (Bile Duct Narrowing)

What are Biliary Strictures? A biliary stricture is any narrowing of the bile duct, the tube that carries bile between the liver, gallbladder and duodenum of the small intestine. A minor narrowing does not significantly impede bile movement and a person may be asymptomatic. It is only with a severe degree of obstruction or >> Read More ...

Bile Duct Cysts (Choledochal Cysts) Types and Symptoms

What is a bile duct cyst? Bile ducts cysts, also known as choledochal cysts, are abnormal dilatations of the bile ducts especially the common bile duct. It is a congential anomaly, meaning that it is present from birth, and up to 20% of cases can remain asymptomatic until adulthood. These abnormal dilatations may involve >> Read More ...

Bile Duct Infection (Cholangitis) and Obstruction (Stricture)

What is cholangitis? Cholangitis is the medical term for inflammation of the bile ducts. The most common cause is a bacterial infection which arises as a result of pathology within the bile ducts, usually a bile duct blockage. The bile ducts carry bile from the liver and gallbladder into the duodenum. It is also joined by >> Read More ...

Gallbladder Location, Anatomy, Parts, Function, Pictures

What is the gallbladder? The gallbladder is a long sac that stores bile produced by the liver. Sitting under the liver, the gallbladder controls the expulsion of bile into the duodenum plays an important role in the digestion of fats. It is not an essential organ and is often removed by a surgical procedure known as a >> Read More ...

Bile Duct Anatomy, Parts and Pictures of Liver, Gallbladder Drainage

The bile ducts are a series of tubes that drain bile from the liver and either direct it to the gallbladder for temporary storage or pass it into the duodenum where it can be expelled with the feces. The biliary tree as it is known has many different parts, all of which serve the same function, and are prone to a number of >> Read More ...