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intrahepatic cholangiopathies

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Vanishing of interlobular bile duct (Ductopenia) Vanishing of interlobular bile duct (Ductopenia)

The intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells or cholangiocytes are the primary focus of injury in many congenital and acquired liver diseases of childhood.

References

- Birnbaum A, Suchy FJ. The intrahepatic cholangiopathies. Semin Liver Dis. 1998;18(3):263-9. PMID: 9773426