Diagnostic finding
Cholestasis
A pathophysiologic state characterized by impaired formation, secretion, or flow of bile, leading to intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile retention with consequent accumulation of bile constituents in the liver and systemic circulation.
Causes
Gallstones
Tumors
Pancreatitis
Bile duct stricture
Viral hepatitis
Primary biliary cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Drugs: Amoxicillin/clavulanate, anabolic steroids, oral contraceptives, alcohol
Sepsis
Genetic conditions: Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC)
Also known as: Bile Duct obstruction, Bile stasis, Biliary obstruction
Referencing diagnoses
- Acute pancreatitis
- Benign bile duct tumor
- Biliary atresia
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Cholangitis
- Cholecystitis
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholelithiasis
- Gallbladder cancer
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Jaundice
- Liver abscess
- Pancreatic cancer
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Viral hepatitis
Note: Lists existing diagnoses in Diagnotize only.