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A surgical operation to remove a gallstone by cutting into the bile duct.  

A surgical operation to make a cut in the gall bladder, usually to remove gallstones. Incision of the gallbladder through the abdominal wall for removal of gallstones. A surgical procedure known as cholecystotomy involves the meticulous opening of the gallbladder, facilitating the removal of gallstones and the drainage of surplus bile. Notably, in this operation,…

An X-ray examination of the gall bladder. An X-ray procedure for examining the gallbladder and common bile duct, which cannot be seen in a normal X ray. In cholecystography, a contrast dye that can make the organs visible in an X ray is administered either orally or intravenously. The dye can reveal the presence of…

A surgical operation to join the gall bladder to the duodenum to allow bile to pass into the intestine when the main bile duct is blocked. A form of cholecystenterostomy in which the gall bladder is joined to the duodenum. Surgical formation of a passage between the gallbladder and the duodenum.  

An X-ray exam ination of the bile ducts and pancreas. A diagnostic procedure performed to evaluate diseases of the bile ducts of the liver such as stones or narrowing. In conventional ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), a contrast medium is injected directly into the bile ducts. In magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, the bile ducts are visualized without…

Inflammation of the small bile ducts, occurring in various forms of hepatitis.  

An X-ray examination of the bile ducts and gall bladder, after a special contrast medium has been injected. Process of recording biliary duct function with x-rays. An X-ray study of the gallbladder and ducts often done in the course of surgery of the gallbladder and related structures. X-ray examination of the bile ducts, used to…

A rare cancer of the cells of the bile ducts. A cancer of the bile ducts, the tubes that carry bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine. Symptoms of this uncommon cancer include jaundice (yellowing of the skin), pale stools, and dark urine, often accompanied by weight loss and fatigue. No effective…

The presence of an unusual amount of bile in the blood.  

A condition in which someone is prevented from breathing. Partial and complete blockage of the air passages, generally because the person has swallowed food or a foreign object that has lodged in the throat. Partial obstruction, with some air flow, can often be cleared by coughing, but total obstruction will lead to asphyxia unless the…