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Histologic and genetic analysis of the gallbladder in patients with occult pancreatobiliary reflux.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Mar 2005
Itoi Takao, Tsuchida Akihiko, Itokawa Fumihide, Sofuni Atsushi, Kurihara Toshio, Tsuchiya Takayoshi, Moriyasu Fuminori, Kasuya Kazuhiko, Serizawa Hiromi
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have suggested that pancreatobiliary reflux occurs not only in patients with pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM), but also in patients without PBM and thereby possibly causes biliary tract disease. In this study, we examined prospectively histological findings and genetic analysis in the non-cancerous epithelium of the gallbladder in patients with high biliary amylase levels and a normal...
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