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A surgical operation to join the gall bladder to the duodenum to allow bile to pass into the intestine when the main bile duct is blocked. A form of cholecystenterostomy in which the gall bladder is joined to the duodenum. Surgical formation of a passage between the gallbladder and the duodenum.  

An X-ray exam ination of the bile ducts and pancreas. A diagnostic procedure performed to evaluate diseases of the bile ducts of the liver such as stones or narrowing. In conventional ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), a contrast medium is injected directly into the bile ducts. In magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, the bile ducts are visualized without…

Inflammation of the small bile ducts, occurring in various forms of hepatitis.  

An X-ray examination of the bile ducts and gall bladder, after a special contrast medium has been injected. Process of recording biliary duct function with x-rays. An X-ray study of the gallbladder and ducts often done in the course of surgery of the gallbladder and related structures. X-ray examination of the bile ducts, used to…

A rare cancer of the cells of the bile ducts. A cancer of the bile ducts, the tubes that carry bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine. Symptoms of this uncommon cancer include jaundice (yellowing of the skin), pale stools, and dark urine, often accompanied by weight loss and fatigue. No effective…

The presence of an unusual amount of bile in the blood.  

A condition in which someone is prevented from breathing. Partial and complete blockage of the air passages, generally because the person has swallowed food or a foreign object that has lodged in the throat. Partial obstruction, with some air flow, can often be cleared by coughing, but total obstruction will lead to asphyxia unless the…

To stop breathing because the windpipe becomes blocked by a foreign body or by inhalation of water, or to stop someone breathing by blocking the windpipe. To prevent respiration by compressing or obstructing the larynx or trachea.  

An ovarian cyst containing old brown blood. An ovarian cyst with darkly pigmented gelatinous contents. A distinctive brown swelling can manifest within an ovary, referred to as a chocolate cyst. These cysts commonly develop in individuals with endometriosis, a condition characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue, which normally lines the uterus, in areas outside…

A drug used to treat schizophrenia and other psychoses.