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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

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

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
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Diseases of bile duct in children

open access: yesWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
Several diseases originate from bile duct pathology. Despite studies on these diseases, certain etiologies of some of them still cannot be concluded. The most common disease of the bile duct in newborns is biliary atresia, whose prognosis varies according to the age of surgical correction. Other diseases such as Alagille syndrome, inspissated bile duct
Eiamkulbutr, Sutha   +5 more
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Yes-Associated Protein Regulates the Hepatic Response After Bile Duct Ligation

open access: yesHepatology, 2012
Human chronic cholestatic liver diseases are characterized by cholangiocyte proliferation, hepatocyte injury, and fibrosis. Yes‐associated protein (YAP), the effector of the Hippo tumor‐suppressor pathway, has been shown to play a critical role in ...
Haibo Bai   +11 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
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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

DYNAMICS OF MORPHOMETRIC CHANGES OF COMMON BILE DUCT IN HUMAN FETUSES AND NEWBORNS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
A dynamics of changes of length and diameter of different parts of common bile duct has been traced on 65 corpses of human fetuses and newborns by means of macro- and microscopic preparation and morphometry methods.
Riabyi, Serhii Illich
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Comparison of Diagnostic Power of MRCP and ERCP in the Diagnosis of Bile Duct Stones

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2021
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Examination of bile ducts and pancreas by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are two methods in the diagnosis of biliary tract diseases.
M Mohammadi Firouzjaei   +2 more
doaj  

Vanishing bile duct syndrome in drug-induced liver injury: clinical and pathologic perspectives [PDF]

open access: yesExploration of Medicine
Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is a rare condition, representing approximately 0.5% of small bile duct diseases, characterized by progressive destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts, leading to ductopenia.
Sugunah Sallapan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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