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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
There are many causes of cholestasis. | |||
*Extrahepatic cholestasis occurs outside the liver. It can be caused by: | |||
:*[[Bile duct tumors]] | |||
:*[[Cysts]] | |||
:*Narrowing of the [[bile duct]] ([[strictures]]) | |||
:*Stones in the [[common bile duct]] | |||
:*[[Pancreatitis]] | |||
:*[[Pancreatic tumor]] or [[pseudocyst]] | |||
:*Pressure on an organ due to a nearby mass or tumor | |||
:*[[Primary sclerosing cholangitis]] | |||
*Intrahepatic cholestasis occurs inside the [[liver]]. It can be caused by: | |||
:*[[Alcoholic liver disease]] | |||
:*[[Amyloidosis]] | |||
:*[[Bacterial abscess]] in the liver | |||
:*Being fed through a vein (IV) | |||
:*[[Lymphoma]] | |||
:*[[Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy]] | |||
:*[[Primary biliary cirrhosis]] | |||
:*[[Primary sclerosing cholangitis]] | |||
:*[[Sarcoidosis]] | |||
:*Serious infections that have spread through the bloodstream ([[sepsis]]) | |||
:*[[Tuberculosis]] | |||
:*[[Viral hepatitis]] | |||
:*[[Sjogren syndrome]] | |||
*Certain medications can also cause cholestasis. | |||
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Causes
There are many causes of cholestasis.
- Extrahepatic cholestasis occurs outside the liver. It can be caused by:
- Bile duct tumors
- Cysts
- Narrowing of the bile duct (strictures)
- Stones in the common bile duct
- Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic tumor or pseudocyst
- Pressure on an organ due to a nearby mass or tumor
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Intrahepatic cholestasis occurs inside the liver. It can be caused by:
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Amyloidosis
- Bacterial abscess in the liver
- Being fed through a vein (IV)
- Lymphoma
- Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Serious infections that have spread through the bloodstream (sepsis)
- Tuberculosis
- Viral hepatitis
- Sjogren syndrome
- Certain medications can also cause cholestasis.
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