Pain in your upper right belly a couple of hours after a large or fatty meal is one of the first signs that you may have gallstones. To figure it out, your doctor may want you to have a test called a ...

The procedure uses radioactive “tracers” injected into your bloodstream that are viewed under specialized imaging equipment. In the case of detecting birth defects, the scan is performed early in life ...

A HIDA scan, also called cholescintigraphy or hepatobiliary scintigraphy, is an imaging test used to view the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and small intestine. The scan involves injecting a ...

Biliary drainage is performed as a palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The reduction of serum bilirubin is usually the hallmark of successful biliary drainage. However, some patients may ...

Efficacy of L-asparaginase loaded red blood cells combined with gemcitabine on pancreatic cancer. Background: To select the palliative treatments such as surgical biliary bypass, biliary stenting (BS) ...

3.1 NICE did a rapid review of the published literature on the efficacy and safety of this procedure. This comprised a comprehensive literature search and detailed review of the evidence from 10 ...