Despite decades of basic research, biliary diseases remain prevalent, highly morbid, and notoriously difficult to treat. We have, however, dramatically increased our understanding of biliary developmental biology, cholangiocyte pathophysiology, and the endogenous mechanisms of biliary regeneration and repair. All of this complex and rapidly evolving knowledge coincides with an explosion of new ...

Intraductal papillary mucinious neoplasm-biliary type is the biliary counterpart of intraductal papillary mucinious neoplasm-pancreatic type. We report a rare case of intraductal papillary mucinous tumor arising from extrahepatic biliary system. The diagnosis was established on histopathological analysis following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided biopsy. Isolated papillary ...

AIM To clarify the features of biliary carcinomas and pancreatic disorders associated with pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM). METHOD A total of 107 PBM patients with biliary dilatation were reviewed (52 with and 55 without PBM). Clinicopathological findings of biliary carcinomas, and acute or chronic pancreatitis were examined in association with PBM. We also investigated pancreatographic ...