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| Cholestasis | |
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| Micrograph showing bile (yellow) stasis in liver tissue, i.e. cholestasis. H&E stain. | |
| Specialty | Gastroenterology |
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
- metabolic type of cholestasis, in which there are disturbances in bile formation that can occur because of genetic defects or acquired as a side effect of many medications.
Classification is further divided into acute or chronic and extrahepatic or intrahepatic.
- ^ a b Lin, Henry C (2024-08-05). "Cholestasis: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology". Medscape Reference. Retrieved 2024-08-10.