Idiopathic adulthood ductopenia: a diagnosis: two clinicopathologic courses.
Idiopathic adulthood ductopenia is a chronic cholestatic entity of unknown origin that was discovered in the past decade. Although it is classically a progressive and severe disease, a benign and responsive-to-therapy form has been reported recently. We present two middle-aged females that represent the extremes of the clinicopathologic spectrum: One with a severe form of the disease for whom liver transplantation was considered and the other with a benign form.
Domínguez-Antonaya
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Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.
Coba-Ceballos
J M
JM
Gómez-Rubio
M
M
de Cuenca
B
B
Ortega-Muñoz
P
P
García
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests