Liver histology in benign biliary stricture: Fibrosis to cirrhosis ... and reversal?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1879-1884

  Sikora, Sadiq S ^a   Srikanth, Gadiyaram ^a   Agrawal, Vinita ^a   Gupta, Ramesh K ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a   Saxena, Rajan ^a   Kapoor, Vinay K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Benign biliary stricture; Cholecystectomy; Fibrosis; Recurrent stricture; Secondary biliary cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER HISTOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57049184007     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04901.x     Document Type: Article

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