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clinical trials. These trials seek to compare the standard method of care with a new method, or the trials may be trying to establish whether one treatment is more beneficial for certain patients than others.
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How do patients get information on bile duct cancer clinical trials?
To learn more about clinical trials, patients can call the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1-800-4-CANCER or visit the NCI web site for patients at http://www.cancertrials.nci.nih.gov
What causes strictures in the bile duct?
Pancreatic cancer is the most common malignant cause, followed by cancers of the gallbladder, bile duct, liver, and large intestine.
What is Cholangiocarcinoma?
Cholangiocarcinoma is cancer of a bile duct. The cancerous tumor is slow-growing and causes a blockage in the bile duct. Some symptoms of this condition can be jaundice and weight loss.
Duct transporting bile from gallbladder to common bile duct?
The bile duct.
Twisted bile duct How does the bile duct get twisted?
what causes a twisted bile duct
Is a bile duct the same as a bile?
no because bile is stored in the bile duct
What does it mean if you have no bile duct dilation?
"no bile duct dilation" means the diameter if the bile duct is normal.
What duct is formed by the merger of the cystic duct and the common hepatic duct?
common bile ductThe common bile duct.
Carries bile into the duodenum?
Bile is made in the liver and passes through bile ducts and into the common hepatic duct which carries it out of the liver. From here, it can pass down the common bile duct into the duodenum or take a detour into the gallbladder via the cystic duct.
How is bile duct cancer prevented?
Other than the avoidance of infections caused by liver flukes, there are no known preventions for this cancer.
Why would a Bile duct is dialected?
bile duct dilated
What is the purpose of transhepatic biliary catheterization?
Transhepatic biliary catheterization is performed to relieve bile duct blockage. The most common reason for this procedure is to relieve obstruction from the overgrowth of cancer cells.
