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Alkaline Phosphatase: Why It Might Be Low
Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmDMedically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Low alkaline phosphatase (ALP ... and intestines as well as the bile ducts (which drain bile from the liver ...
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Differential Diagnosis of Intrahepatic Bile Duct Dilatation Without Demonstrable Mass On Ultrasonography or CT: Benign Versus Malignancy
Cholangiocarcinoma is classically described as an irregular narrowing of the bile duct with shouldered ... preoperative laboratory data, such as alkaline phosphatase, CA 19-9 and specific imaging ...
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Posthepatitic Cirrhosis Clinically Simulating Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction (So-Called Primary Biliary Cirrhosis)
Patency of the extrahepatic bile ducts had been demonstrated in all the cases by surgical exploration or post-mortem examination. Two control groups were used: 25 consecutive autopsy cases of ...