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Liver transplantation for alcoholic cirrhosis: Long term follow-up and impact of disease recurrence [PDF]

, 2001
Background. Alcoholic liver disease has emerged as a leading indication for hepatic transplantation, although it is a controversial use of resources. We aimed to examine all aspects of liver transplantation associated with alcohol abuse.
Andrea M. DiMartini, Anthony J. Demetris, Ashok Jain, Balan, Bassendine, Becker, Belle, Bellentani, Beresford, Beresford, Beresford, Berlakovich, Bernard, Bizollon, Blakolmer, Campbell, Chao, Christopher O.C. Bellamy, Conjeevaram, Cromie, Duvoux, Enomoto, Everhart, Everson, Fauerholdt, Ferrell, Forrest Dodson, Foster, Gane, Graziadei, Harrison, Hoofnagle, Howard, Iezzoni, Ishak, Jain, John J. Fung, Keeffe, Kenngott, Kris Ruppert, Kumar, Kyriacou, Lee, Levin, Levy, Lucey, Lucey, Lucey, Mendenhall, Michael Torbenson, Nabel, Neuberger, Neuberger, Neuberger, Osorio, Pageaux, Pappo, Pereira, Reed, Reich, Saunders, Schiff, Seitz, Sherlock, Shev, Starzl, Tang, Thomas E. Starzl, Tringali, Uchimura, Wiesner, Yates   +71 more
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Double contrast percutaneous transhepatic cholangiographic CT in patients with obstructive jaundice: an initial experience of 7 cases.

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2012
Purpose: To explore the technical feasibility of double contrast percutaneous transhepatic cholangiographic CT (DCPCT- CT) in patients with bile duct obstruction. Methods: Seven patients with bile duct obstructive diseases were studied, including 5 males
C L Wang, Q Shi, X J Xiang, Z Z Chen, Z D Yuan, Q H Deng, H Y Zhou, X X Ren, L Cheng, Y X J Wang   +9 more
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Human Bile Contains Cholangiocyte Organoid-Initiating Cells Which Expand as Functional Cholangiocytes in Non-canonical Wnt Stimulating Conditions

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021
Diseases of the bile duct (cholangiopathies) remain a common indication for liver transplantation, while little progress has been made over the last decade in understanding the underlying pathophysiology.
Floris J. M. Roos, Monique M. A. Verstegen, Laura Muñoz Albarinos, Henk P. Roest, Jan-Werner Poley, Geert W. M. Tetteroo, Jan N. M. IJzermans, Luc J. W. van der Laan   +7 more
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Toll-Like Receptors in Secondary Obstructive Cholangiopathy

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2011
Secondary obstructive cholangiopathy is characterized by intra- or extrahepatic bile tract obstruction. Liver inflammation and structural alterations develop due to progressive bile stagnation.
A. G. Miranda-Díaz, H. Alonso-Martínez, J. Hernández-Ojeda, O. Arias-Carvajal, A. D. Rodríguez-Carrizalez, L. M. Román-Pintos   +5 more
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Gallbladder and bile duct disease in Cystic Fibrosis [PDF]

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2017
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multi-organ, clinically diverse disorder caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance receptor (CFTR). Awareness of extra-pulmonary manifestations, including gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disturbances, is an increasingly important part of providing high-quality care to patients with CF. Furthermore,
David N. Assis, Dominique Debray
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Bile Acid Receptor Therapeutics Effects on Chronic Liver Diseases [PDF]

, 2020
In the past ten years, our understanding of the importance of bile acids has expanded from fat absorption and glucose/lipid/energy homeostasis into potential therapeutic targets for amelioration of chronic cholestatic liver diseases.
Alpini, Gianfranco, Francis, Heather, Kennedy, Lindsey, Kundu, Debjyoti, Meadows, Vik   +4 more
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Large Animal Models in Pancreas and Biliary Disease

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021
Rodent models, which have played important roles in preclinical research of pancreas and biliary diseases, have some limitations to translating data from rodent models to human diseases.
Seok Jeong, Jin-Seok Park, Don Haeng Lee
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Correlation of mechanical factors and gallbladder pain [PDF]

, 2008
Acalculous biliary pain occurs in patients with no gallstones, but is similar to that experienced by patients with gallstones. Surgical removal of the gallbladder (GB) in these patients is only successful in providing relief of symptoms to about half of ...
Bird, N.C., Chin, S.B., Hill, N.A., Johnson, A.G., Li, W.G., Luo, X.Y., Smythe, A.   +6 more
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Amiloride reduces portal hypertension in rat liver cirrhosis [PDF]

, 2010
Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of amiloride on portal hypertension. Amiloride is known to inhibit Na(+)/H(+) exchangers on activated hepatic stellate cells.
Beitinger, Frigga, Bystron, Markus, De Toni, Enrico N., Gerbes, Alexander L., Hartmann, Anna C., Hennenberg, Martin, Steib, Christian J.   +6 more
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Recent update of therapeutic application of peroral cholangioscopy

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2021
Despite advancements in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), direct endoscopic visualization of the biliary tree by cholangioscopy is required to improve the diagnosis and treatment of the underlying disease.
Yun Nah Lee
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