Comparative study on the application of fully covered self-expanding metal stents in benign and malignant strictures of the distal bile duct. [PDF]
Ther Adv GastroenterolWang Z, Xu F, Shu W, Zhu X, Zhu F.
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Current Cell/Organoid and Animal Models for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Portal Hypertension &Cirrhosis, EarlyView.Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease with limited therapeutic options and a marked risk of progression to biliary fibrosis, cirrhosis, and malignancy. Progress in PSC research has been hindered by the lack of models that faithfully recapitulate the complex biliary microenvironment and disease heterogeneity ...
Qigu Yao +4 more
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Application of 2-step percutaneous transhepatic choledochoscopic lithotomy in elderly patients diagnosed with complex intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholelithiasis: A case series study. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore)Liu P, Zhang JL, Yu S, Liu SH, Xiang X.
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Portal Hypertension &Cirrhosis, EarlyView.In this biopsy‐controlled study, FibroTouch and FibroScan demonstrated comparable diagnostic accuracy for liver fibrosis staging (AUROCs > 0.900), but FibroTouch required consistently higher stiffness thresholds. These discrepancies were more pronounced in patients with MAFLD, highlighting the need for device‐specific cutoffs to avoid misclassification.
Min Wang +8 more
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Liver Transplantation in the World: Present Conditions of Liver Transplantation from Cadaver Donors in USA. [PDF]
, 1995 Marino, Ignazio Roberto +1 more
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Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Given the ongoing biodiversity crisis, sustainable use and management of medicinal plants is critical. We assessed the conservation status, threats and conservation actions of 298 species sold by UK suppliers to medical herbalists. We found that most species used are unevaluated, representing a gap in conservation knowledge, and of those with ...
Isabella Flowers +2 more
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Analysis of biliary pathogens and clinical characteristics in patients with biliary tract infections based on a history of biliary-enteric bypass: a single-center retrospective study. [PDF]
BMC SurgGeng D, Tao J, Gao W, Miao Y.
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CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 596-605, March 2025.ABSTRACT Linerixibat, an ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitor, is being evaluated for the treatment of pruritus in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Diarrhea is commonly reported with this drug class as IBAT inhibition redirects bile acids (BA) to the colon.
Fernando Carreño +4 more
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