as well as a loss of true interlobular bile ducts in 70-80% of portal tracts, which was consistent with a diagnosis of vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS; Figure 1). No malignant cells were ...

Patency of the extrahepatic bile ducts had been demonstrated in all the cases by surgical exploration or post-mortem examination. Two control groups were used: 25 consecutive autopsy cases of ...