2021
Congenital Cystic Lesions of the Biliary Tree
Lasagni A, Morana G, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L, Cadamuro M. Congenital Cystic Lesions of the Biliary Tree. 2021, 19-46. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65908-0_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFibropolycystic liver diseasePolycystic liver diseaseFibrocystic liver diseaseHepatorenal fibrocystic diseaseIntrahepatic bile ductsCholedochal cystLiver diseaseBile ductBiliary treeLarge intrahepatic bile ductsSmall intrahepatic bile ductsBile duct dilationRenal function impairmentEarly surgical interventionOnly curative approachCongenital cystic lesionsExtrahepatic bile ductDuctal plate malformationRecessive polycystic kidney diseasePotential therapeutic targetSpectrum of disordersGrowth of cystsPolycystic kidney diseaseBiliary microhamartomasLiver transplantation
2019
Cholangiocyte pathobiology
Banales JM, Huebert RC, Karlsen T, Strazzabosco M, LaRusso NF, Gores GJ. Cholangiocyte pathobiology. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2019, 16: 269-281. PMID: 30850822, PMCID: PMC6563606, DOI: 10.1038/s41575-019-0125-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholangiocyte pathobiologyNew disease-modifying therapiesLiver regenerationRole of cholangiocytesAdvanced liver failureDisease-modifying therapiesExtrahepatic bile ductChronic disease statesAdaptive immune responsesReactive ductular cellsLiver failureBiliary tractLiver diseaseBile ductBile productionImmune responseHepatocyte regenerationImmune systemDuctular cellsCholangiopathyDisease statesCholangiocytesEpithelial cellsAnatomic nicheRepair response
2008
Functional Anatomy of Normal Bile Ducts
Strazzabosco M, Fabris L. Functional Anatomy of Normal Bile Ducts. The Anatomical Record 2008, 291: 653-660. PMID: 18484611, PMCID: PMC3743051, DOI: 10.1002/ar.20664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile ductBiliary treeExtrahepatic bile ductSmall bile ductsNormal bile ductsLiver progenitor cellsBile productionBiliary epitheliumMajor ductsSecretory functionVascular structuresProgenitor cellsCholangiocyte functionFunctional anatomyBileDuctCholangiocytesIntestineFunctional interactionMorphological heterogeneityNerveGallbladderVariety of functionsEpithelium