The sphincter of Oddi is a muscular valve that plays a vital role in digestion. It controls the flow of bile and pancreatic juice. It opens and closes to let the juices flow from the liver and ...

Many of my patients don’t know much about their gallbladder until it starts causing issues — let’s look at this small but ...

Bile duct injuries are rare and a technical complication from a cholecystectomy but should be treated quickly once located. An injured bile duct can result in a flow of bile from the liver into the ...

Cholecystitis, or gallbladder inflammation, can sometimes cause jaundice if something blocks the flow of bile from the gallbladder. Cholecystitis refers to inflammation of the gallbladder. There are ...

The gallbladder acts as a storage reservoir for bile, a fluid essential for breaking down dietary fats. Biliary colic often strikes after fatty meals when the organ contracts against a blockage. Pain ...

Doctors of MIOT International treat a woman from Kyrgyzstan, who had undergone a living donor liver transplant in 2025 and ...

Long-term pale stool might be a sign of conditions that affect the bile ducts, liver, or gallbladder. Newborns with neonatal jaundice may have clay-colored stool due to high bilirubin levels.