Drug therapy of primary biliary diseases: classical and modern strategies [PDF]
, 2013 Definition: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are both cholestatic liver diseases. A common feature of these disorders is the accumulation of bile acids in the liver and blood, presumably because of decreased ...
Leuschner, Ulrich, Schlichting, Julia
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Serum bile acids as a prognostic biomarker in biliary atresia following Kasai portoenterostomy
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Serum bile acid levels predict outcomes in patients with biliary atresia who achieve normalized bilirubin levels after Kasai portoenterostomy. Abstract Background and Aims In biliary atresia, serum bilirubin is commonly used to predict outcomes after Kasai portoenterostomy (KP).
Sanjiv Harpavat +22 more
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Dilatation of the Proximal Cystic Duct: Is It a Variant to “Type VI” Choledochal Cyst? [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Choledochal cysts are rare congenital malformations, comprising of dilatation of the biliary tree of different localization. Classically, classification of choledochal cysts describes five variants of the disease.
Christos Kaselas +3 more
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Radical surgery for complicated cholelithiasis in elderly patients: three clinical cases
Сеченовский вестник, 2021 Management of complicated cholelithiasis (gallstone disease) in elderly patients is often limited to the use of only minimally invasive interventions.Case report. We report three clinical cases of gallstone disease complications in patients over 75 years
A. E. Kustov +4 more
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Early cholangitis after portoenterostomy in children with biliary atresia
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2019 Aims and Objectives: Biliary atresia (BA) is a cholangiodestructive disease of the biliary tree. The first line of treatment is a Kasai portoenterostomy (PE) following which patients may develop cholangitis.
Priya Ramachandran +6 more
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Proliferative cholangitis (cholangitis glandularis proliferans)
Journal of British Surgery, 1983 Abstract A case of extrahepatic biliary obstruction is presented in a patient with a previously unrecognized condition of the bile ducts. Five other cases with similar histological features in the bile ducts are also presented. The possible relationship between this condition and other causes of biliary obstruction is discussed and its ...
Z H, Krukowski +3 more
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis: a pre-malignant condition [PDF]
, 2017 Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive, cholestatic liver disease with no known cure. It is a serious condition, and diagnosis comes with an increased risk of developing cancer of the gallbladder, bile ducts or liver.
Gerri Mortimore, Mortimore, Gerri
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Recurrent Cholangitis Secondary to a Traumatic Biliary Neuroma
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2022 Biliary amputation neuroma is rare and difficult to diagnose preoperatively due to diversity of clinical presentation and a lack of awareness among healthcare providers.
Nadin Y. Rayyan +5 more
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Primary Biliary Cholangitis: an update on treatment. [PDF]
, 2019 Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is a chronic but progressive disease that, over many years, causes damage to bile ducts, leading to cholestasis and, in some patients, cirrhosis.
Mortimore, Gerri
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury
, 2022 Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana +6 more
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