Vanishing bile duct syndrome in a hodgkin′s lymphoma patient with fatal outcome despite lymphoma remission
Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is a condition resulting from severe bile duct injury, progressive destruction, and disappearance of intrahepatic bile ducts (ductopenia) leading to cholestasis, biliary cirrhosis, and liver failure. VBDS can be associated with a variety of disorders, including Ho...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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Series: | The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2013;volume=19;issue=6;spage=286;epage=289;aulast=Aleem |