Bile Duct Diseases

Pictures

Milk thistle Silybum marianum syn Carduus marianus L is

Milk thistle Silybum marianum syn Carduus marianus L is a common herb that has been used as a liver tonic for at least 2 000 years   It was mentioned by Theophrastus 4th century B C with the name of Pternix and by Pliny the Elder 1st century A D with the name of Sillybum Von Haller 1744 in its Medizinischen Lexicon documented the specific use of the plant for liver disorders In the 19th and 20th centuries many authors such as Rademacher Schulz and Henry Leclerc mentioned the fruits of S marianum for the treatment of liver diseases disorders of the bile duct and spleen

---

bile ductular gif

mechanism account for the bile ductular proliferation typical of such cholangiopathic conditions as Cystic Fibrosis Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Proposed mechanism for regulation of bile ductular proliferation by portal fibroblasts The cartoon above indicates checked bile ductular proliferation under normal conditions Bile

---

biliary jpg

---

I86 L JPG

Gallbladder stone in bile duct diag Return to top

---

biliary JPG

is helpful in understanding the types of problems that can arise Here s an open view of the gallbladder the ducts and a portion of the duodenum the first part of the small bowel http www njsurgery com html Anatomy 20Lessons biliary JPG A nice overview of gallbladder disease with links to diagrams and more definitions can be found at the General Surgery Practice

---

Removi1 jpg

1 Liver

---

Removi3 jpg

3 Gallstones 4 Gallbladder

---

Removi5 jpg

---

main heading jpg

---

pict jpg

is indicated when biopsy results are equivocal and or scintiscan fails to demonstrate clear evidence of duodenal bile excretion Histologic Findings Surgical specimens demonstrate a spectrum of abnormalities including active inflammation with bile duct degeneration a chronic inflammatory reaction with proliferation of both ductular and glandular elements and fibrosis

---

19606f5 jpg

DISCUSSION The present case demonstrates the difficulty in obtaining the diagnosis of pancreatic and bile duct diseases The clinical signs and symptoms of the patient

---

17038 jpg

---

vanshika jpg

drain bile and liver transplantation is the only option for ling term survival Prognosis Post Surgical prognosis The most critical determinant of outcome is age at the time of operation Although individual centers have reported favorable results in some infants undergoing surgical correction when they were older than 3 months patients are significantly less

---

Attention deficit disor o hai

10 simple solutions to Adult A D D

---

hida1 jpg

In neonatal cholestasis syndromes ultrasound can exclude specific anomalies of the extrahepatic biliary system particularly choledochal cyst Today a diagnosis of choledochal cyst should be made in utero by fetal

---

biliary system gif

to diabetes and high blood cholesterol which can further complicate the health of someone with NASH Diabetes and high blood cholesterol are also becoming more common among Americans Biliary system Top

---

art jgh468369 fig4 jpg

---

art jgh468369 fig3 jpg

---

cholangitis jpg

and the hepatocytes are destroyed This necrosis leads to cirrhosis and liver failure While viral hepatitis can recur after a liver transplant if often recurs at a much slower rate Fig 8 This bile duct shows the narrowing involved in primary sclerosing cholangitis

---

04 fig3 jpg

---