For the first time, a team of experts from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), RWTH Aachen University, and the German ...

Cholestatic liver diseases (CLDs) are a group of disorders characterized by the impairment of bile formation, secretion, or excretion. This impairment leads to bile acid accumulation in the liver, ...

Chronic cholestasis, defined as the impairment of bile acid formation and/or flow persisting for more than six months, encompasses a broad spectrum of hepatobiliary disorders, both heritable and ...

A bile duct drain, also called biliary drainage, can help treat blocked bile ducts so that bile may flow as it should, helping your liver digest fats. Learn more about biliary drainage, including how ...

Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, begins when cancerous cells grow and spread within the bile ducts. Some people with this cancer may benefit from a treatment known as immunotherapy. The bile ...

Common symptoms are changes in stool appearance and texture. Normally, stool is brown, but people with bile duct cancer may have pale or clay-colored stools that are oily and float in water. Also ...