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Successful pregnancy after ileal exclusion in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Czubkowski Piotr, Jankowska Irena, Pawlowska Joanna
Abstract excerpt
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2 (PFIC 2) results from mutations in ABCB11 gene coding bile salt export pump (BSEP). Medical treatment is usually unsuccessful and surgery intervention is necessary. Partial external biliary diversion (PEBD) is regarded as the first choice of surgical treatment. Ileal exclusion (IE) is an alternative operation if external stoma is not tolerated; however, a...
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