Possible applications of bile sampling and analysis
Bile applications | Reference(s) |
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Bile culture and targeted antibiotic testing | [16, 45] |
Differential diagnosis of patients with jaundice | [65] |
Early biliopancreatic cancer diagnosis | [9] |
Diagnosis of indeterminate biliary strictures | [10, 20] |
Clinical conditions of patients with choledocholithiasis or bile microlithiasis | [66] |
Pharmacokinetic analyses and biliary excretion studies | [67, 68] |
Progression/severity of hepatobiliary diseases | [28] |
Early detection of post-liver resection and transplantation failure | [69] |
Regenerative medicine | [70] |