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Cholestasis

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Definition: Impairment of bile flow due to obstruction in small bile ducts (INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS) or obstruction in large bile ducts (EXTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS).     
See Also Jaundice, Obstructive
Examples Cholestasis, Extrahepatic; Cholestasis, Intrahepatic; Mirizzi Syndrome 		Other names Biliary Stasis; Bile Duct Obstruction; Stases, Biliary; Obstructions, Bile Duct; Obstruction, Bile Duct; Duct Obstructions, Bile; Duct Obstruction, Bile; Cholestases; Biliary Stases; Bile Duct Obstructions; Stasis, Biliary
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Finnish lethal neonatal metabolic syndrome  0   *Acidosis, Lactic *Renal Aminoacidurias *Cholestasis *Fetal Growth Retardation *Hemosiderosis *Metabolism, Inborn Errors.
Lutz Richner Landolt syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Cholestasis *Jaundice *Renal Insufficiency.
COACH syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Ataxia *Cholestasis *Coloboma *Liver Diseases Brain/abnormalities.
Cholesterol pneumonia  0   *Cholestasis *Pneumonia.
Hardikar syndrome  0   *Cholestasis *Cleft Palate *Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Bile acid synthesis defect, congenital, 2  0   *Cholestasis *Metabolism, Inborn Errors Oxidoreductases/deficiency.
Bile acid synthesis defect, congenital, 1  0   *Cholestasis *Metabolism, Inborn Errors.
Arthrogryposis renal dysfunction cholestasis syndrome  0   *Arthrogryposis *Cholestasis *Renal Insufficiency.
Aagenaes syndrome  0   *Cholestasis *Lymphedema.

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