Isolation and primary cultures of human intrahepatic bile ductular epithelium [PDF]
, 1988 A technique for the isolation of human intrahepatic bile ductular epithelium, and the establishment of primary cultures using a serum- and growth-factor-supplemented medium combined with a connective tissue substrata is described.
A. E. Sirica +24 more
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A Unique Type or Variation of Bile Duct Cyst in a 9-Year-Old Girl:A Remarkable Case Study
Acta Medica Lituanica, 2023 Patients with bile duct cysts require careful radiological assessment of the hepatobiliary system prior to surgical intervention. This clinical case is uncommon with an atypical clinical presentation and radiological findings.
Aleksandra Paņina +3 more
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Liver Transplantation for Alagille's Syndrome [PDF]
, 1993 Twenty-three children with Alagille's syndrome and end-stage liver disease underwent liver transplantation with cyclosporine and low-dose steroid immunosuppression. Two to 9 years (mean, 4.4 years) after surgery, 13 (57%) of the children were still alive,
Reyes, J +5 more
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Simultaneous Placement of Three Thin-Delivery Multi-Hole Self-Expandable Metallic Stents for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction Using a Large-Channel Duodenoscope. [PDF]
DEN OpenABSTRACT Endoscopic biliary drainage for malignant hilar biliary obstruction is technically demanding especially when multiple ducts require drainage. Plastic inside stents are widely used because of their removability and ease of exchange, but multiple insertion is often hindered by stent interference.
Koiwai A +9 more
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Recent advances on the mechanisms regulating cholangiocyte proliferation and the significance of the neuroendocrine regulation of cholangiocyte pathophysiology [PDF]
, 2013 Cholangiocytes are epithelial cells lining the biliary epithelium. Cholangiocytes play several key roles in the modification of ductal bile and are also the target cells in chronic cholestatic liver diseases (i.e., cholangiopathies) such as PSC, PBC ...
Alvaro, Domenico +6 more
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Case report of portal hepatic schwannoma: presentation of multimodality images
BMC Gastroenterology, 2021 Background Portal hepatic schwannoma is a rare benign tumor and difficult to diagnose preoperatively because of its rarity and imaging manifestations that mimic malignancy.
Maki Amano +5 more
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Risk Factors for Immediate and Delayed-Onset Fever After Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives To prospectively investigate the pre and intraprocedural risk factors for immediate (IF) and delayedonset (DOF) fever development after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD).
Bezzi, Mario +10 more
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Expression and localization of sterile alpha motif domain containing 5 is associated with cell type and malignancy of biliary tree. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is a type of relatively rare neoplasm in adenocarcinoma. The characteristics of CCs as well as biliary epithelial cells are heterogeneous at the different portion of the biliary tree.
Tomoki Yagai +8 more
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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: review and update [PDF]
, 2018 Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a heterogeneous group of malignancies that could develop at any level from the biliary tree. CCA is currently classified into intrahepatic (iCCA), perihilar and distal on the basis of its anatomical location.
Alvaro, Domenico +7 more
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Tracing of the Bile-chemotactic migration of juvenile Clonorchis sinensis in rabbits by PET-CT. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011 BACKGROUND: Adult Clonorchis sinensis live in the bile duct and cause clonorchiasis. It is known that the C. sinensis metacercariae excyst in the duodenum and migrate up to the bile duct through the common bile duct.
Tae Im Kim +4 more
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