Polycystic liver disease: a study of cyst fluid constituents.
Cyst fluid from a patient with polycystic liver disease was obtained by needle aspiration using ultrasound guidance. The constituents of the fluid resembled the "bile salt-independent" fraction of human bile and supports the hypothesis that such cysts are lined by a functioning, secretory bile duct epithelium.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001646:Bile / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000378:metabolism; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003560:Cysts / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological
D000596:Amino Acids