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Advances in management of polycystic liver disease.
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Aug 2008
Everson Gregory T, Helmke Steve M, Doctor Brian
Abstract excerpt
The focus of this review is polycystic liver disease, a genetic disorder characterized by multiple macroscopic liver cysts that initially bud from biliary epithelium but subsequently lack communication with the biliary tree. There are two main clinical presentations: polycystic liver associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and isolated polycystic liver disease. Both of these forms of...
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