Bile duct adenomas are benign tumors that grow inside the bile duct. They’re fairly rare and not usually a reason for concern. Sometimes, they may require treatment in case they become cancerous. Bile ...
Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a benign hepatic tumor most commonly detected incidentally during imaging. Typically affecting women of reproductive age, FNH is characterized by a ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Liver Transplant faculty have busy elective hepatobiliary practices. Over 150 major liver resections or extrahepatic biliary tree procedures are performed ...
It is not very common for a cyst to recur after liver cancer treatment. Sometimes, what appears to be a recurrent cyst may ...
Inflammatory pseudotumour of the liver (IPTL) is a rare benign lesion that can closely mimic hepatic malignancy on imaging and laboratory testing. We describe a patient who presented with fever, ...
Extensive liver resection in gallbladder cancer may not improve survival and can increase complications and reduce quality of life. Successful cancer removal, rather than the volume of liver resected, ...
Approximately 25% of patients with colorectal cancer present with metastatic disease to the liver at diagnosis, and about 50% develop liver metastases at some point during the course of the disease.