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ArticleCase reports in gastrointestinal medicine2026

Vanished Without a Trace: A Middle-Aged Man With Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome-A Case Report.

Edwin Mendoza, Alan Jurado, Virali Gulla, Gian Rodriguez Franco, Osvaldo Padilla, Sherif Elhanafi, Luis Chozet, Tamis Bright

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Article in Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Edwin MendozaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA, ttuhsc.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4992-1230
Alan JuradoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA, ttuhsc.edu.
Virali GullaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA, ttuhsc.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4850-8849
Gian Rodriguez FrancoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA, ttuhsc.edu.
Osvaldo PadillaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA, ttuhsc.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2444-3514
Sherif ElhanafiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA, ttuhsc.edu.
Luis ChozetDepartment of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA, ttuhsc.edu.
Tamis BrightDepartment of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA, ttuhsc.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vanishing bile duct syndrome, VBDS, is a rare disease that is poorly understood and is a term used to loosely describe a group of disorders associated with the progressive destruction of intrahepatic ducts. This syndrome ultimately leads to cholestasis. There are many potential etiologies for this disease including primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), autoimmune diseases, medications, genetic abnormalities, infectious causes, or neoplastic disorders. The diagnosis consists of both clinical and histological findings found via liver biopsy. We present a rare case of VBDS in a 41-year-old male likely attributed to multiple herbal supplements in the setting of severe hyperlipidemia. This case highlights the importance of recognizing supplement-related liver injury and unusual metabolic associations.

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drug-induced liver injuryhyperlipidemiavanishing bile duct syndrome

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PMID42381645
PMCPMC13316129

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