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  2. Biliary dyskinesia - Wikipedia

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    Biliary dyskinesia is a disorder of some component of biliary part of the digestive system in which bile cannot physically move in the proper direction through the tubular biliary tract. It most commonly involves abnormal biliary tract peristalsis muscular coordination within the gallbladder in response to dietary stimulation of that organ to ...

  3. List of hepato-biliary diseases - Wikipedia

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    biliary dyskinesia; ICD-10 code K83: other diseases of the biliary tract: cholangitis (including ascending cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis) obstruction, perforation, fistula of biliary tract (bile duct) spasm of sphincter of Oddi; biliary cyst; biliary atresia

  4. Category:Biliary tract disorders - Wikipedia

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    Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes K83 within Chapter XI: Diseases of the digestive system should be included in this category. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diseases and disorders of biliary tract .

  5. Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    The pathogenesis of this condition is recognized to encompass stenosis or dyskinesia of the sphincter of Oddi (especially after cholecystectomy); consequently the terms biliary dyskinesia, papillary stenosis, and postcholecystectomy syndrome have all been used to describe this condition. Both stenosis and dyskinesia can obstruct flow through ...

  6. Gallbladder disease - Wikipedia

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    Gallbladder diseases are diseases involving the gallbladder and is closely linked to biliary disease, with the most common cause being gallstones (cholelithiasis). [1] [2]The gallbladder is designed to aid in the digestion of fats by concentrating and storing the bile made in the liver and transferring it through the biliary tract to the digestive system through bile ducts that connect the ...

  7. Postcholecystectomy syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The remaining 50% are due to non-biliary causes. This is because upper abdominal pain and gallstones are both common but are not always related. Non-biliary causes of PCS may be caused by a functional gastrointestinal disorder, such as functional dyspepsia. [6] Chronic diarrhea in postcholecystectomy syndrome is a type of bile acid diarrhea ...

  8. 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

  9. Gastroenterology - Wikipedia

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    International Classification of Disease (ICD 2007)/WHO classification: Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system,(K00-K93) 2. MeSH subject Heading: Gastroenterology (G02.403.776.409.405) Gastroenterological diseases(C06.405) 3. National Library of Medicine Catalogue (NLM classification 2006):