| 1 | damage to the bile ducts resulting in biliary obstruction; | |
| 2 | Ursosan should not be given to patients suffering from fulminant hepatitis and bile duct obstruction. | |
| 3 | Bile duct stones can be diagnosed and removed with an ERCP. | |
| 4 | Therefore, we hypothesized that apoptosis is a significant mechanism of injury to duct epithelium . | |
| 5 | Nearly 19, 000 Americans are expected to die from liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer in 2010, according to the NCI. |