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. 1982 Jul-Aug;2(4):475-8.
doi: 10.1002/hep.1840020414.

Polycystic liver disease: a study of cyst fluid constituents

M Patterson, J C Gonzalez-Vitale, C J Fagan

Polycystic liver disease: a study of cyst fluid constituents

M Patterson et al. Hepatology. 1982 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

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.

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