title: Idiopathic adulthood ductopenia: a diagnosis: two clinicopathologic courses.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Domínguez-Antonaya
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Coba-Ceballos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez-Rubio
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Cuenca
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ortega-Muñoz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: 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