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  2. Cholestasis - Wikipedia

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    Cholestasis is a condition where the flow of bile from the liver to the duodenum is impaired. [1] The two basic distinctions are: [1] obstructive type of cholestasis, where there is a mechanical blockage in the duct system that can occur from a gallstone or malignancy, and

  3. Citrin deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Citrin deficiency has four primary phenotypes that are age dependent. These include neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency (NICCD) that affects infants, the adaptation or silent period, failure to thrive and dyslipidemia caused by citrin deficiency (FTTDCD) and adolescent and adult citrin deficiency (AACD) (formerly termed CTLN2), which represents the most severe form of ...

  4. Primary biliary cholangitis - Wikipedia

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    Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is an autoimmune disease of the liver. [1] [2] [3] It results from a slow, progressive destruction of the small bile ducts of the liver, causing bile and other toxins to build up in the liver, a condition called cholestasis.

  5. Neonatal cholestasis - Wikipedia

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    Neonatal cholestasis refers to elevated levels of conjugated bilirubin identified in newborn infants within the first few months of life. [1] Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia is clinically defined as >20% of total serum bilirubin or conjugated bilirubin concentration greater than 1.0 mg/dL regardless of total serum bilirubin concentration. [ 2 ]

  6. Gallstone - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] However, when a gallstone obstructs the bile duct and causes acute cholestasis, a reflexive smooth muscle spasm often occurs, resulting in an intense cramp-like visceral pain in the right upper part of the abdomen known as a biliary colic (or "gallbladder attack"). [4] This happens in 1–4% of those with gallstones each year. [4]

  7. File:Cholestatic liver disease.webm - Wikipedia

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  8. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), also known as obstetric cholestasis, cholestasis of pregnancy, jaundice of pregnancy, and prurigo gravidarum, [1] is a medical condition in which cholestasis occurs during pregnancy. [2] It typically presents with itching and can lead to complications for both mother and fetus. [2]

  9. Bile - Wikipedia

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    Bile (yellow material) in a liver biopsy stained with hematoxylin-eosin in a condition called cholestasis (setting of bile stasi). Bile (from Latin bilis), or gall, is a yellow-green/misty green fluid produced by the liver of most vertebrates that aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine.