Cholestasis in general is classified as either extrahepatic, where there is a mechanical obstruction to the main bile ducts, or intrahepatic, where such an obstructive lesion cannot be demonstrated ...

Cholestasis can be either intrahepatic, involving damage within the liver bile ducts, or extrahepatic, involving obstruction of the bile ducts outside the liver. Chronic cholestasis can lead to liver ...

Background: Early diagnosis of neonatal cholestasis is important for proper management. Making the differential diagnosis of extrahepatic from intrahepatic cholestasis as the first step for diagnosis ...

The activity of alcohol dehydrogenase, an enzyme present principally in liver tissue, was repetitively determined in the serums of 266 patients with hepatic and nonhepatic diseases. The enzyme was ...

Methods of imaging the biliary tract in adults include ERCP and transhepatic cholangiography. In infants with cholestatic jaundice, in whom biliary atresia is a diagnostic possibility and early ...

Cholestasis due to extrahepatic biliary obstruction (ie, bile duct tumor, stone, or stricture) is unlikely in this patient because the bilirubin is normal. In extrahepatic biliary obstruction, an ...

Clinical Observations and Laboratory Findings in the Reported Cases of Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis. Recently, a patient was seen and studied at the Massachusetts General Hospital who had ...