Acalculous biliary pain occurs in patients with no gallstones, but is similar to that experienced by patients with gallstones. Surgical removal of the gallbladder (GB) in these patients is only successful in providing relief of symptoms to about half of those operated on, so a reliable pain-prediction model is needed. In this paper, a mechanical model is developed for the human biliary system d...

biliary ascariasis is a common disease in certain geographical areas of the world. the adult form of the worm usually lives in the human intestine. biliary complications due to ascaris infestation are uncommon but are becoming an important clinical problem, as fatal cases have been reported in the literature. many authors have recommended traditional surgical treatment for removal of the worms....

background: vast majority of complaints and physical examination findings of hydatid disease are common in emergency room patients. different emergency presentations of hydatid cyst disease and their treatment are evaluated. we studied preoperative laboratory findings of these patients to identify any parameters to predict hydatid cyst-biliary system communication. methods: we reviewed the file...

Recently, the novel SpyGlass DS Direct Visualization system (SPY DS) has become available. This system offers several advantages over the conventional SPYGlass system. This study evaluated the clinical feasibility and efficacy of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for biliary disorder using SPY DS.In this retrospective study, consecutive patients who had biliary disorder were enrolled betwee...

Animal models prepared by treatment with carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) have been used to examine drug disposition in hepatic disorder. However, previous studies demonstrated that systemic administration of CCl(4) impaired not only hepatic but also renal function. We recently reported that application of CCl(4) to the rat liver surface produced hepatic damage without impairing renal function. In...

Serum and biliary lipids were analyzed in 20 normal controls and 37 patients with pure cholesterol and mixed gallstones. Incidence of hypertriglyceridemia was significantly higher in patients with pure cholesterol stone than in those with mixed stones. The patients with both types of gallstones showed an increase in average molar percent cholesterol and decrease in molar percent total bile acid...

The case report described ultrasonographic and CT findings of a rare congenital bile duct ectasia in cat follow-up examinations for the assessment pathological process. Congenital intrahepatic ducts is hereditary disorder biliary tree dogs cats, with limited number published reports documenting this pathology. Complete ultrasound examination may facilitate differentiation from other conditions ...