Malignant diseases maifesting jaundice as a main symptom -Diagnosis and treatment to improve the poor survival in carcinoma of the bile duct and pancreatic head - [PDF]
Primary malignant diseases manifesting jaundice as a main symptom are the carcinomas of the bile duct and the pancreatic head, both of which have very poor survival rates after surgical resection or other treatments.
Mimura, Hisashi
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Six Rare Biliary Tract Anatomic Variations: Implications for Liver Surgery
Objective: The variations in the anatomy of the biliary tract need to be recognized in modern liver surgery. The purpose of this clinical and anatomical study is to describe several novel biliary tract variations and to outline their practical importance
Daniel V. Kostov, Georgi L. Kobakov
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Difficulty Achieving a Preoperative Diagnosis of IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis
A 75-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of bile duct stenosis. He had no medical history of autoimmune disease. The level of tumor markers, serum IgG, and IgG4 were within normal ranges.
Kazuhiro Suzumura+12 more
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Background Liver metabolites are used to diagnose disease and examine drugs in clinical pharmacokinetics. Therefore, development of an in vitro assay system that reproduces liver metabolite recovery would provide important benefits to pharmaceutical ...
Astia Rizki-Safitri+3 more
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Immunohistochemical studies of stellate cells in experimental cholestasis in newborn and adult rats [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although there is much known about liver diseases, some aspects remain unclear, such as the nature of the differences between the diseases observed in newborn infants and those in adults.
GIBELLI, Nelson Elias Mendes+2 more
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“Wait-and-See” Strategy for Asymptomatic Patients with Common Bile Duct Stones
Yoon Suk Lee
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A 71-year-old woman was referred to our department for abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with acute obstructive cholangitis due to cystic duct and bile duct stones after cholecystectomy and Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy.
Fumio Chikamori, MD+12 more
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Cell proliferation and oncogene expression after bile duct ligation in the rat: Evidence of a specific growth effect on bile duct cells [PDF]
The proliferative response of the rat liver was measured after temporary or permanent total biliary obstruction (BDO) and in different regions after selective ligation of the lobar ducts draining the right 60% of the hepatic mass.
Azzarone, A+8 more
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Common features between neoplastic and preneoplastic lesions of the biliary tract and the pancreas [PDF]
The bile duct system and pancreas show many similarities due to their anatomical proximity and common embryological origin. Consequently, preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the bile duct and pancreas share analogies in terms of molecular ...
Alvaro, D+10 more
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Updated management of malignant biliary tract tumors: an illustrative review [PDF]
The management of malignant biliary tumors (MBTs) is complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Guidelines and methods of staging for biliary tumors have recently been released by main international societies, altering the clinical and radiologic
Cannavale, Alessandro+6 more
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