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Prognostic modeling in biliary diseases

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2023
Purpose of review To discuss the prognostic models for the cholestatic diseases focusing on primary sclerosing cholangitis and primary biliary cholangitis. Recent findings Noninvasive prognostic models that outperform alkaline phosphatase and Mayo Risk Score have been developed to ...
Camelia, Ciobanu, Mark W, Russo
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Role of Transplant in Biliary Disease

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2019
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has many roles in biliary disease. OLT provides excellent results for patients with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma. OLT prolongs survival in primary biliary cirrhosis not responsive to therapy and improves quality of life.
Margaret M, Romine, Jared, White
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Endoscopic management of biliary disease

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2000
Endoscopic management of biliary disease remains at the forefront of minimally invasive means of providing therapy, as well as contributing important diagnostic information in complex clinical scenarios. The authors review recent advances and reported trials of therapy and revisit important controversial issues.
R J, Lew, M L, Kochman
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Parasitic Diseases of the Biliary Tract

American Journal of Roentgenology, 2007
Parasites residing in the biliary tree include Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, Opisthorchis felineus, and Fasciola hepatica. They are willowy, leaf-like, flat flukes dwelling in the bile ducts and gallbladder. Human ascarides, Ascaris lumbricoides, dwelling in the small intestine, inadvertently migrate into the bile ducts and cause biliary
Jae Hoon, Lim, So Yeon, Kim, Cheol Min, Park   +2 more
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Congenital Biliary Tract Disease

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1990
Jaundice in the pediatric patient requires prompt and directed evaluation. This dictum is highlighted in infants with biliary atresia, in whom the progressive sclerosing process results in complete obliteration of patent but microscopic hilar biliary structures by 4 months of age.
F M, Karrer, R J, Hall, B A, Stewart, J R, Lilly   +3 more
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Spectrum of Biliary Disease in Childhood

Southern Medical Journal, 1986
Obstructive biliary disease in childhood is not common, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a child with jaundice, abdominal pain, or an abdominal mass. We have reviewed the experience at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital from 1970 to 1985, during which 87 children 18 years of age or younger with biliary tract disease were seen ...
M, Frexes, W W, Neblett, G W, Holcomb
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Biliary and Pancreatic Disease in the Elderly

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1990
Cholelithiasis and its complications, along with malignancy, account for the majority of biliary and pancreatic diseases in the elderly and increase in frequency with advancing age. The presentation is often subtle and requires a high index of suspicion on the part of the clinician.
S, Ingber, I M, Jacobson
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Biliary involvement in Hodgkin's disease

Pediatric Radiology, 2002
Hodgkin's disease (HD) usually presents with lymphadenopathy. At the time of diagnosis, mediastinal involvement is present in most patients, and purely extranodal disease is rare. We present a case of HD with disease apparently limited to the liver and spleen, and imaging and biopsy findings compatible with sclerosing cholangitis.
Arun, Gupta, Derek J, Roebuck, Antony J, Michalski   +2 more
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Smoking and hepato-biliary disease

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2000
The effect of cigarette smoking has been assessed in several hepato-biliary diseases, although in only a few was smoking the main focus of the study. Other than in primary sclerosing cholangitis, the relationships found are not strong and it remains unclear whether any are causal in nature - particularly in the absence of clearly demonstrated ...
R F, Logan, M M, Skelly
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Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1964
Sherlock has been a standard textbook for students since its appearance in 1955. The third and newest edition strengthens this claim even further. The book consists of 30 chapters covering such general topics as biochemistry, portal hypertension, liver in circulatory failure, etc.
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