Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis: A long-term follow-up study of two patients
โ Scribed by Charles M. A. Bijleveld; Roel J. Vonk; Folkert Kuipers; Rick Havinga; John Fernandes
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 632 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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โฆ Synopsis
Two brothers with benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis were studied over a period of 6 years. During this period, 11 episodes of cholestasis were observed, with a mean duration of 2.6 months (range: 2 weeks to 6 months). Once, both brothers developed cholestasis
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