Biliary tract disorder

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

cholangitis

See for

Charcot's syndrome

Broader Terms

digestive disorder

Narrower Terms

bile obstruction, biliary fistula, biliary tract neoplasm, congenital biliary tract disorder, gallbladder disorder, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• CLINICAL FEATURES The biliary tract disorder is usually silent, particularly, as is often so, when the patient is elderly.
• Abnormal AST and ALT point to a hepatocyte disorder; abnormal alkaline phosphatase suggests a biliary tract disorder.
• Conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia, a condition that may indicate an underlying liver or biliary tract disorder, is beyond the scope of this chapter.
• Until recently, serum LAP levels have been thought to increase only as a manifestation of a liver/biliary tract disorder.
• Indications: Assessment of how hepatobiliary system functions, Evaluation of suspected acute cholecystitis, Evaluation of common bile duct obstruction, Evaluation of suspected chronic biliary tract disorder, and Evaluation of congenital abnormalities of the biliary tree.

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