Cholangiocarcinoma risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2] Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.B,B.S. [3]

Overview

There are no established risk factors for [disease name].

OR

The most potent risk factor in the development of [disease name] is [risk factor 1]. Other risk factors include [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

OR

Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

OR

Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.

Risk Factors

• Common risk factors in the development of cholangiocarcinoma include primary sclerosing cholangitis, fibropolycystic liver disease such as choledochal cysts, hepatolithiasis and recurrent pyogenic cholangitis.

Common Risk Factors

• Common risk factors in the development of cholangiocarcinoma include:
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • Cirrhosis
  • Viral infections
    • HIV
    • EBV
    • Hepatitis viruses
      • Hepatitis B
      • Hepatitis C
  • Liver fluke infections
  • Hepatolithiasis
  • Choledochal cysts
  • Infusion of certain chemical agents such as naphthenic acids
  • Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis
  • Opisthorchis viverrini
  • Clonorchis sinensis
  • Inherited disorders
    • Lynch syndrome
    • Biliary papillomatosis