Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare, progressive inflammatory disease of the biliary system that is the leading cause of neonatal cholestasis, characterised by fibrosis and obliteration of the bile ducts.

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Your bile duct network is a true tree of life. A floppy, pink tree of life. The branches, smooth like spaghetti noodles, reach up to collect bile and waste from your gallbladder and liver. Farther ...

PBC is a chronic liver disease that damages bile ducts and can lead to liver failure. You can get treatment for PBC to slow disease progression and manage symptoms like itching. There is no cure for ...

Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare but life-threatening neonatal liver disorder marked by bile duct obstruction. While most cases occur in isolation, a subset is linked with other congenital ...

Choledocholithiasis is a chronic recurrent disease of the liver and the gallbladder, and is one of the most common diseases of the digestive system. In the West, most common bile duct stones form in ...

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disorder that leads to the destruction of bile ducts within the liver. As more bile ducts become lost and damaged, bile acids build up within the ...

Phantom gallbladder pain is commonly due to post-cholecystectomy syndrome. It occurs when symptoms around the gallbladder mimic cholecystitis pain but stem from a different cause. Post-cholecystectomy ...

Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) remains a complex and widely misunderstood condition within Singapore's healthcare landscape. As a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the gradual destruction of ...

The liver produces bile, which the intestine uses for digestion. For the transport of bile, the liver relies on a network of microscopic tubings, known as bile canaliculi, formed by liver cells called ...