Isolated Atresia of the BileDucts
Isolated atresia of the bile ducts means the tubes that carry bile from a baby’s liver to the intestine are blocked or missing. Bile is a fluid that helps digestion and carries waste out of the ...
Gastrointestinal, Pelvic & Liver Disease, (A – Z)
Congenital Biliary Duct Atresia
Congenital biliary duct atresia (biliary atresia) is a disease of newborn babies. The small tubes that carry bile from the liver to the intestine do not open and drain normally. The tubes can be ...
Atresia of Bile Ducts
Atresia of bile ducts means that the tubes that carry bile from a baby’s liver to the intestine are scarred, narrowed, or completely blocked. Bile is a digestive fluid made by the liver. It helps us ...
Biliary Atresia
Biliary atresia is a rare disease in newborns where the bile ducts outside (and sometimes inside) the liver are blocked or missing. Bile cannot flow from the liver into the intestine, so bilirubin ...
Bile Acid-CoA Ligase Deficiency and Defective Amidation
Bile acid-CoA ligase deficiency and defective amidation is a rare, inherited problem in how the liver “finishes” bile acids. Normally, the liver first activates a bile acid by attaching CoA (the ...
Bile Acid-CoA Ligase Deficiency and Defective Amidation
Your liver makes bile acids. Bile acids help digest fat and absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K. Before bile acids can work well, the liver must “activate” and “conjugate” them. Activation uses an enzyme ...
Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2 (BRIC2)
Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis type 2 (BRIC2) is a rare, inherited liver condition. People with BRIC2 have repeated “attacks” (episodes) in which their liver cannot move bile out properly. ...
Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1
Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis type 1 is a rare, inherited liver condition. “Benign” means it usually does not cause permanent liver scarring. “Recurrent” means symptoms come and go in ...
Benign Recurrent Cholestasis (BRC/BRIC)
Benign recurrent cholestasis (BRC/BRIC) is a rare liver condition where bile flow from the liver slows or stops for weeks to months, then gets better by itself and can come back later. During an ...
Benign Familial Recurrent Cholestasis (BRIC)
Benign familial recurrent cholestasis (BRIC) is a rare, inherited liver condition. “Benign” means it does not usually lead to permanent liver damage. “Familial” means it runs in families. “Recurrent” ...
Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis (BRIC)
Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis (BRIC) is a rare, inherited liver condition. It causes repeated “attacks” when bile cannot flow out of liver cells the way it should. During an attack, bile ...
Ciliary Dysentery Caused by Balantidium Coli
Ciliary dysentery is a bowel infection caused by a large, single-cell parasite named Balantidium coli. It is the only ciliated protozoan known to infect humans. The parasite lives in the large ...
Balantidial Dysentery
Balantidial dysentery is a bowel infection caused by a single-celled parasite called Balantidium coli (also written in newer papers as Balantioides coli; older papers may use Neobalantidium coli). It ...
Balantidiasis
Balantidiasis is an infection of the large intestine caused by a single-celled parasite called Balantidium coli (also known in newer science papers as Balantioides coli or Neobalantidium coli). It is ...
Gallbladder Cancer – Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options
Introduction Gallbladder cancer is a rare but serious disease that develops when cancerous (malignant) cells form in the tissues of the gallbladder a small organ located just beneath the liver. ...
Liver Cancer: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Prognosis
Introduction Liver cancer is one of the most challenging cancers worldwide, known for its aggressive nature and often late diagnosis. The liver, a vital organ responsible for ...
Pelvofemoral Muscular Dystrophy
Pelvofemoral muscular dystrophy (PFMD) is an older descriptive name for a limb-girdle pattern of muscular dystrophy in which weakness starts in the pelvic and upper-thigh (femoral) muscles first, and ...
Isolated Congenital Polycystic Liver Disease
Isolated congenital polycystic liver disease is a rare condition in which many fluid-filled sacs (cysts) grow throughout the liver over a lifetime, even though the rest of the body is otherwise ...
Fibrocystic Disease of the Liver
Fibrocystic disease of the liver (often called fibropolycystic liver disease) is a family of rare birth-related liver problems where the tubes that carry bile (the bile ducts) do not form normally ...
Congenital Polycystic Liver Disease
Congenital polycystic liver disease is a condition you are born with. It causes many fluid-filled sacs, called cysts, to form in the liver. These cysts come from the tiny tubes that line the bile ...
