In older patients with acute cholecystitis and multiple comorbidities, surgery is associated with lower rates of readmissions ...

Itchy skin, or pruritus, can be a symptom of liver disease. However, not everyone with liver disease experiences itching, and the specific causes of this itching are unknown. Treatment for itching ...

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 ...

Ipsen has announced that its Iqirvo (elafibranor) tablets have been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) to treat adults with the rare cholestatic liver disease primary biliary ...

Some of the conditions that affect the liver include hepatitis, fatty liver disease, cirrhosis, cholangitis, drug-induced liver disease, and cancer. A Note on Gender and Sex Terminology Verywell ...

Nausea or vomiting may occur. Between 1 percent and 3 percent of people with symptomatic gallstones develop inflammation in the gallbladder (acute cholecystitis), which occurs when stones or sludge ...

Your doctor may recommend a combination of medications, dietary supplements, and lifestyle changes to help manage primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Some people eventually need a liver transplant ...

Dry Eyes and Mouth Another warning sign of liver failure is dry eyes and mouth. Primary biliary cholangitis is an autoimmune condition that causes the liver’s bile ducts to die slowly. People with ...

She died on the scene shortly before 11am. At an inquest today, Tuesday, April 1, it was heard that she died of acute gangrenous cholecystitis, or tissue death in the gall bladder due to severe ...

Background: To evaluate whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), as a prognostic indicator, in patients can differentiate between simple and severe cholecystitis. Methods: A database of ...