1999
The effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on the florid duct lesion of primary biliary cirrhosis
Combes B, Markin R, Wheeler D, Rubin R, West A, Mills A, Eigenbrodt E, Maddrey W, Munoz S, Garcia‐Tsao G, Bonner G, Boyer J, Luketic V, Shiffman M, Peters M, White H, Zetterman R, Carithers R. The effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on the florid duct lesion of primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology 1999, 30: 602-605. PMID: 10462363, PMCID: PMC3935822, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlorid duct lesionsPrimary biliary cirrhosisBile duct destructionDuct lesionsUrsodeoxycholic acidDuct destructionBiliary cirrhosisPlacebo-controlled trialNeedle biopsy specimensUDCA patientsAdvanced diseasePlacebo medicationEarly diseaseBiopsy specimensPatientsLesionsBeneficial effectsPathology literaturePrevalenceCirrhosisPlaceboMedicationsDiseaseYearsHepatopathologist
1995
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis
Combes B, Carithers R, Maddrey W, Lin D, Mcdonald M, Wheeler D, Eigenbrodt E, Muñoz S, Rubin R, Garcia-tsao G, Bonner G, West A, Boyer J, Luketic V, Shiffman M, Mills A, Peters M, White H, Zetterman R, Rossi S, Hofmann A, Markin R. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology 1995, 22: 759-766. DOI: 10.1016/0270-9139(95)90294-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary biliary cirrhosisSerum bilirubinBiliary cirrhosisMajor complicationsStratum 1Liver diseaseTreatment failureAdvanced primary biliary cirrhosisPlacebo-treated patientsPlacebo-controlled trialBile acid poolStratum 3Advanced diseaseLiver histologyPrognostic factorsMilder diseaseSingle doseUrsodeoxycholic acidUrsodiolSevere symptomsPatientsPlaceboLaboratory testsComplicationsBilirubin