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What has the author Ashley R Dennison written?
Ashley R. Dennison has written: 'Operative solutions in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery' -- subject(s): Biliary tract, Methods, Pancreatic Diseases, Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures, Liver Diseases, Liver, Surgery, Pancreas, Biliary Tract Diseases 'Operative solutions in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery' -- subject(s): Biliary tract, Methods, Pancreatic Diseases, Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures, Liver Diseases, Liver, Surgery, Pancreas, Biliary Tract Diseases
What can cause a person to have bilirubun in their urine?
Increased levels of bilirubin in the urine may be due to: * Biliary strictures * Cirrhosis * Gallstones in the biliary tract * Hepatitis with associated biliary obstruction * Surgical trauma affecting the biliary tract * Tumors of the liver or gall bladder
Can biliary tract disease cause stomachaches?
Biliary tract disease, disorders of the gallbladder, bile, and bile ducts. Biliary pain is a severe persistent pain in the upper middle or upper right region of the abdomen.
Biliary tract tests?
GGT and ALP (alkaline phosphatase....mostly in biliary cells but some in hepatocytes)...
What does Biliary mean?
Of bile or of the gallbladder and bile ducts that transport bile and make up the biliary system or tract
What has the author Vernon L Stevenson written?
Vernon L. Stevenson has written: 'Biliary tract surgery and cholangiography' -- subject(s): Bile ducts, Biliary tract, Radiography, Surgery
What is biliary tract disease?
The biliary tract is the duct between the gallbladder and the second part of the duodenum (the small intestine). Biliary tract disease is any pathology affecting this duct (usually an obstruction caused by a stone called cholelithiasis). It is a very common condition affecting females, who are overweight and in their 40s who have a high-fat diet with inadequate water intake.
What has the author J Sanford Schwartz written?
J. Sanford Schwartz has written: 'Biliary Tract Disease Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT)' -- subject(s): Surgery, Evaluation, Meta-analysis, Gallstones, Biliary tract, Outcome assessment (Medical care)
ALP (alkaline phosphatase)?
Enzyme found in liver, bones, cells lining biliary tract.....may see it elevated in pregnancy (normal from building a skeleton).....more indicative of something biliary.......bone diseases as well...
3-5X ULN on AST?
chronic hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, Biliary tract obstruction, cardiac arrhythmias, muscular dystrophy
Why biliary tract disease should avoid fatty food?
The liver pumps bile through the biliary tract. This mixture of compounds acts as a detergent, separating ingested fats into small globules with large surface area, so they can be digested more easily.When the body detects large amounts of fats entering the body, a large amount of bile is excreted. If the biliary ducts (or liver or gall bladder, etc.) are inflamed or damaged, this can cause pain or even damage.
What has the author Frank Glenn written?
Frank Glenn has written: 'Common duct stones' -- subject(s): Biliary Tract Diseases, Biliary tract, Cholelithiasis, Gallstones, Surgery 'Surgery of the adrenal gland' -- subject(s): Adrenal glands, Surgery
