are central to the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis, both as a source of fibrillar collagens that characterise fibrosis and matrix degrading metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors, the TIMPs.

In addition, the left hepatic lobe was atrophic and its parenchyma was hyperattenuating on CT (figure 2) with increased T2 signal on MRI. An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) did ...

Based on the Japanese Society of Biliary Surgery Classification [48]. § Based on the TNM classification [21]. HA: Hepatic artery; PV: Portal vein. • T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct ...

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Microbiological bile analysis might, however, have a role in patients with complications of orthotopic liver transplantation ... Adequate drainage of the biliary tree remains the primary goal ...

Though other hepatic functions besides lipid homeostasis were not well-characterized and the organization of the cell types is left unreported, such as do biliary cells form structure, how and where ...

Effective biliary drainage is essential for the beginning of palliative chemotherapy. There is a debate on the amount of liver parenchyma that should be drained to achieve clinical success. This study ...

Treatments for autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis In both of these diseases, your body’s natural defense system (the immune system) attacks and damages your liver. Primary ...

The liver is a large internal organ that is under your right ribs just beneath your right ... NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Biliary Tract Cancers. V.5.2024. Accessed at ...