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Cholestasis

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Cholestatis Portal cholestasis Cholestatic cirrhosis in extra-hepatic bile duct atresia Cholestatic liver Cholestatic liver Cholestatic liver

Morphological synopsis

- hepatocellular cholestasis

- canalicular cholestasis

  • canalicular bile plugs

- ductular cholestasis
- ductal cholestasis

Topography

- portal cholestasis
- lobular cholestasis
- centrilobular cholestasis

Clinical types

- acute cholestasis
- chronic cholestasis
- familial cholestasis
- neonatal cholestasis

Etiology (exemples)

- obstructive cholestasis
- drug-induced cholestasis

See also

- bile

References

- Arrese M, Trauner M. Molecular aspects of bile formation and cholestasis. Trends Mol Med. 2003 Dec;9(12):558-64. PMID: 14659471