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Polycystic Liver Disease: A Study of Cyst Fluid Constituents
Author(s) -
Patterson Marcel,
GonzalezVitale Juan C.,
Fagan Charles J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.488
H-Index - 361
eISSN - 1527-3350
pISSN - 0270-9139
DOI - 10.1002/hep.1840020414
Subject(s) - cyst , polycystic disease , polycystic liver disease , bile duct , medicine , pathology , cholangiocyte , gastroenterology , kidney , transplantation , liver transplantation
Cyst fluid from a patient with polycystic liver disease was obtained by needle aspiration using ultrasound guidance. The constituents of the fluid resembled the “bile salt‐independent” fraction of human bile and supports the hypothesis that such cysts are lined by a functioning, secretory bile duct epithelium.