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
1997
Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of cirrhotic patients: The prevalence of intrahepatic arteriovenous shunting, and implications for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Taylor C, Garcia-Tsao G, Henson B, Case C, Taylor K. Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of cirrhotic patients: The prevalence of intrahepatic arteriovenous shunting, and implications for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Ultrasound In Medicine & Biology 1997, 23: 1155-1163. PMID: 9372563, DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(97)00028-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriovenous shuntingCirrhotic patientsHepatocellular carcinomaLiver lesionsShunt velocityHepatic arteriovenous shuntingIntrahepatic arteriovenous shuntingMalignant hepatic lesionsFocal liver lesionsReal-time ultrasoundCompensated cirrhoticsFocal fatCompensated cirrhosisFatty infiltrationMalignancy increasesUS findingsDoppler ultrasoundHepatic lesionsDoppler USFocal massPatientsMalignancyLesionsPrevalenceCarcinoma