Caroli disease (CD) is a rare, congenital disorder involving malformation of the liver. Also known as congenital communicating cavernous ectasia of the biliary tree, it involves segmental dilatation ...

The stars Cor Caroli (bottom left) and Chara (top right) in Canes Venatici, with the bright galaxy Messier 94 at top left. Cor Caroli is a bright double star but is not resolved here. If you’re ...

A: Cystic lesions of the hepatobiliary system are being increasingly diagnosed. These fibropolycystic diseases involve multiple organs. They are usually inherited and occur in various combinations, ...

A 53-year-old white woman was seen in the inpatient setting for epigastric pain and fever. She had a history of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, for which she took prednisone 5 mg orally every day. The ...

This week’s naked-eye object is Cor Caroli (Alpha [α] Canum Venaticorum), the brightest star in the northern constellation Canes Venatici the Hunting Dogs. It shines at magnitude 2.8, but the ...