Question 1

what foods do you recommend for biliary tract disease?

Accepted Answer

Low-Fat: The most common biliary tract problem is gallbladder disease.  Fatty foods tend to precipitate gallbladder attacks because fat in the stomach releases a hormone, cholecystokinin, that stimulates gallbladder contraction.  Of course, not everybody "follows the book":  some people will get attacks after eating any food or even when fasting.  This problem is easily solved by surgery, though.

Question 2

what are the prognosis of 46 year old person having biliary tract cancer of advanced stage.?

Accepted Answer

BAD: It it is one of the worest malignancies , especially in advanced stage.

Question 3

is it possible to have two types of primary cancer? biliary tract and thyroid?

Accepted Answer

Yes but rare: Bile duct cancers are very rare-esp in this age group. Even thyroid cancer is rare in this young group , but does occur. If you have a thyroid nodule greater than a centimeter, usually we do a needle biopsy. Gallbladder problems at this age are more likely related to gallstones.

Question 4

for a stage 4 biliary tract cancer, are there benefits to being treated at a university hospital vs hmo?

Accepted Answer

Talk to your team: You should discuss this with your healthcare team.  Given your status of stage 4, you may be interested in clinical trials, which should be more available in an academic setting.

Question 5

i had a fibroscan & the results are metavir score f1, portal fibrosis w/o septa, median e 3.6 kpa, & iqr is 0.5 kpa.  ultrasound is heterogeneous & 2 biliary tract dilatation (no galbladder)& mass in upper right quad. can you explain this please?

Accepted Answer

I think it : best and most efficacious if you contacted the individual who ordered the scan.  Interpreting imaging or laboratory results in most cases is senseless without the clinical component

Question 6

what is mild intra and extrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation?

Accepted Answer

Widened biliary duct: This term comes from the radiologist and GI doctors who look for a dilated biliary duct as evidence of obstruction or blockage of the biliary duct. The intra- and extra- descriptors just refer to where along the rout of the duct they notice the dilation.

Question 7

my ct showing extrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation up to 1.5 cm  mri dated 9/26/2013   was 1.4cm what does this mean and why are they giving me pre-op  ?

Accepted Answer

CUSTOM ANSWER: I see that you've been waiting for our answer. Unfortunately, answering this type of specific questions requires much more data than just technical terms and numbers (e.g., your medical history, medications, imaging, etc.) So to get any meaningful answer, it is best to get help directly from the provider who ordered the test or their team. Hope this helps, and sorry we cannot answer sufficiently.

Question 8

ultrasound found mild extrahepatic biliary dilatation increased by 1 mm from last year; significance uncertain, increasing fatty infiltration of the liver, pancreas normal, doctor ordered endoscopy
your thoughts?

Accepted Answer

Biliary dilatation: Depends on what else is going on. Need more details to be better able to help.

Question 9

does biliary tract/tree cancer (stage4) generally respond to chemo? is the pain & suffering from treatment worth it? how much time can we really gain?

Accepted Answer

BAD: It it is one of the worest malignancies , especially in advanced stage.

Question 10

can you die from billiary tract disrase?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of bile ducts) is once possible biliary tract disease that can lead to death.

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What foods do you recommend for biliary tract disease?

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What are the prognosis of 46 year old person having biliary tract cancer of advanced stage.?

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Is it possible to have two types of primary cancer? biliary tract and thyroid?

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For a stage 4 biliary tract cancer, are there benefits to being treated at a university hospital vs hmo?

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I had a fibroscan & the results are metavir score f1, portal fibrosis w/o septa, median e 3.6 kpa, & iqr is 0.5 kpa. ultrasound is heterogeneous & 2 biliary tract dilatation (no galbladder)& mass in upper right quad. can you explain this please?

A member asked:

What is mild intra and extrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation?

A member asked:

My ct showing extrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation up to 1.5 cm mri dated 9/26/2013 was 1.4cm what does this mean and why are they giving me pre-op ?

A member asked:

Ultrasound found mild extrahepatic biliary dilatation increased by 1 mm from last year; significance uncertain, increasing fatty infiltration of the liver, pancreas normal, doctor ordered endoscopy your thoughts?

A member asked:

Does biliary tract/tree cancer (stage4) generally respond to chemo? is the pain & suffering from treatment worth it? how much time can we really gain?

A member asked:

Can you die from billiary tract disrase?

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