Currently, AFP, AFP-L3/FI, and DCP appear the most useful serum tumor markers for the detection of HCC. For CCA, MUC5AC and IGF-1 have offered high sensitivity and specificity. New techniques, ...

The hepatobiliary system is notorious for its extensive anatomical variability, a factor that has profound implications for both diagnostic imaging and surgical intervention. Variations encompass the ...

A consequence of the different cancers of the hepatobiliary system is blocked bile ducts. However, artificial catheters known as "stents" can remediate this problem. Stents are medical implants which ...

A consequence of the different cancers of the hepatobiliary system is blocked bile ducts. However, artificial catheters known as "stents" can remediate this problem. Stents are medical implants which ...

Michelle Buff, MD, MS, is a board-certified transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon specializing in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. Her interests include outcomes in solid organ abdominal ...

Al B. Benson, MD, FACP, FASCO, professor of medicine and director for Cooperative Groups at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the potential for neoadjuvant intervention in ...

The Section of Hepatobiliary Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine focuses on education, research and healthcare related to the liver, pancreas and biliary disorders. As part of the NCI-Designated Dan ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Liver Transplant faculty have busy elective hepatobiliary practices. Over 150 major liver resections or extrahepatic biliary tree procedures are performed ...

Objective There is limited prospective evidence on the association of physical activity with hepatobiliary cancer subtypes and other major hepatobiliary diseases, especially in China. We aimed to ...

File photo shows Wu Mengchao, then 96, on a TV program on May 26, 2018. China's top hepatobiliary surgeon Wu Mengchao, known as the "father of Chinese hepatobiliary surgery," passed away at 99 on ...

AFP: α-fetoprotein; CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; CYFRA 21-1: Cytokeratin fragment 21-1; DCP: des-γ carboxyprothrombin; GP73: Golgi protein-73; MCM5 ...