Bilirubin is one part of a substance called bile. Your liver makes bile to help you digest your food, especially fats. As pancreatic cancer grows, it often blocks the duct that releases bile into your intestine. Since the bile can't pass through this blocked duct, bile can't get to your...
In addition to the pancreatic complications, a bowel obstruction can sometimes occur, either as the result of thicker and stickier stools (referred to as distal intestinal obstruction syndrome in adults) orintussusception(in which part of the intestine folds into the section next to it). Thickened ...
In addition, the liver creates bile, a fluid that is important for digestion. It is made by liver cells called hepatocytes and is then carried in tubes (the bile ducts) directly into the intestine or into the gallbladder, where it is stored until we eat. When these tubes are blocked for...
In PBC, the destruction of the small bile ducts blocks the normal flow of bile into the intestine. As the inflammation continues to destroy more of the bile ducts, it also spreads to destroy nearby liver cells. As the destruction of the hepatocytes proceeds, scar tissue (fibrosis) forms and...
Tissues analyzed were liver, brain, small intestine (SI), lung, kidney, and adipose. Download: Download high-res image (177KB) Download: Download full-size image Figure 1. Arv1−/− animals lack expression of a full-length mRNA containing exon 5. A, arrangement of the Arv1 gene ...
What are the types of angina? Angina due to a decrease or lack of coronary artery blood flow Angina is most often caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries because of atherosclerotic heart disease. There may be one or more arteries that are blocked and the amount of pain or other symptom...
Stool color is often a reflection of what you eat. While various shades of brown are considered normal, some colors like black or yellow are not. "Black stool could indicate bleeding in the stomach or the first part of the small intestine," Raufman said. Iron supplements can darken the ...
What are the types of angina? Angina due to a decrease or lack of coronary artery blood flow Angina is most often caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries because of atherosclerotic heart disease. There may be one or more arteries that are blocked and the amount of pain or other symptom...
What are the types of angina? Angina due to a decrease or lack of coronary artery blood flow Angina is most often caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries because of atherosclerotic heart disease. There may be one or more arteries that are blocked and the amount of pain or other symptom...
What are the types of angina? Angina due to a decrease or lack of coronary artery blood flow Angina is most often caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries because of atherosclerotic heart disease. There may be one or more arteries that are blocked and the amount of pain or other symptom...