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Cholestasis

Known as: bile obstruction, obstruction bile duct, bile ducts obstructions 
Any condition in which the release of bile from the liver is blocked. The blockage can occur in the liver (intrahepatic cholestasis) or in the bile… 
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Biliary Tract Diseases

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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
CT image enhancement with wavelet analysis for the detection of small airways disease
Bronchiolar obstruction is commonly manifested in computed tomography (CT) images as areas of decreased attenuation relative to… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Optimal Palliation of Malignant Bile Duct Obstruction: Experience with Endoscopic 12 French Prostheses
Large-caliber prostheses, 11.5-12 French, were placed in 167 patients (183 attempts, 91% success) presenting with obstructive… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The Sequential Changes in Pancreatic Exocrine Function After Abdominal Surgery in the Rat
The sequential changes in pancreatic secretion in the conscious rat after pancreatic and intestinal surgery were examined. Rats… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Bioluminescence measurement of primary bile acids using immobilized 7 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: application to serum bile acids.
A simple, rapid, and sensitive bioluminescence method for measuring primary bile acids has been developed and validated. The… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Gallbladder function in experimental cholecystitis.
Experimental cholecystitis was induced by implanting gallstones from human beings into the gallbladder of the cat. Three months… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Ultrasonically guided percutaneous transhepatic bile drainage: a single-step procedure without cholangiography.
Percutaneous transhepatic bile drainage under real-time ultrasonic guidance was performed in 16 patients (21 procedures) without… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Intestinal bypass operation as a treatment for obesity.
The intestinal bypass operation has come into wide use as a method for treating the grossly obese patient. Because it carries… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Identification of pentahydroxy bile alcohols in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: characterization of 5beta-cholestane-3alpha, 7alpha, 12alpha, 24xi, 25-pentol and 5beta-cholestane-3alpha, 7alpha…
This paper describes studies dealing with the nature of the C27 pentahydroxy bile alcohols present in the bile and feces of two… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
PROLIFERATION OF BILE DUCTS IN CIRRHOSIS.
Review
1951
Review
1951
ATRESIA OF THE INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCTS
Case histories of four patients with atresia of the intrahepatic interlobular bile ducts are reviewed. Three of the four also had…