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Infections Complicating Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Study Emphasizing Graft-Related Septicemia [PDF]

open access: yes, 1976
In 93 recipients of 102 orthotopic liver homografts, the incidence of bacteremia or fungemia exceeded 70%. The graft itself was usually an entry site for systemic infection after both immunologic and nonimmunologic parenchymal injury, especially if there
Hansbrough, JF   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Recent classifications of the common bile duct injury

open access: yesKorean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2014
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now a gold standard treatment modality for gallstone diseases. However, the incidence rate of bile duct injury has not been changed for many years.
Kwang-Sik Chun
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Complete remission of paraneoplastic vanishing bile duct syndrome after the successful treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2014
Vanishing bile duct syndrome has been associated with different pathologic conditions (adverse drug reactions, autoimmune diseases, graft versus host disease, and cancer).
D. Rota Scalabrini   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hemobilia from biliary angiodysplasia diagnosed with cholangioscopy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Biliary angiodysplasia is extremely rare. Our background search revealed only a few case reports in the English literature. We present a case of angiodysplasia of the proximal common bile duct in a patient with subacute upper gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Foong, Kap Sum   +3 more
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Liver transplantation for alcoholic cirrhosis: Long term follow-up and impact of disease recurrence [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +71 more
core   +2 more sources

Bile duct epithelial tight junctions and barrier function

open access: yesTissue Barriers, 2013
Bile ducts play a crucial role in the formation and secretion of bile as well as excretion of circulating xenobiotic substances. In addition to its secretory and excretory functions, bile duct epithelium plays an important role in the formation of a ...
R. Rao, G. Samak
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recent update of therapeutic application of peroral cholangioscopy

open access: yesInternational 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
doaj   +1 more source

The diagnostic and prognostic value of UBE2T in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2020
Background Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2T (UBE2T) is overexpressed in several types of malignancies. However, little is known about its diagnostic significance in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and other bile duct diseases or its prognostic ...
Hua Yu   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Ductular Reaction in Liver Diseases: Pathological Mechanisms and Translational Significances

open access: yesHepatology, 2018
Ductular reaction (DR) is characterized by the proliferation of reactive bile ducts induced by liver injuries. DR is pathologically recognized as bile duct hyperplasia and is commonly observed in biliary disorders.
Keisaku Sato   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The impact of cystic duct tube on the onset time of postoperative bile leakage after hepatectomy: A propensity score-matched analysis

open access: yesAsian Journal of Surgery, 2023
Background: The cystic duct tube (C-tube) was used to reduce bile leakage (BL) incidence after hepatectomy. Nevertheless, delayed BL is sometimes experienced even using C-tube.
Tomoyuki Nagaoka   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

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