Terms Related to Biliary Atresia

• Hepatic Portoenterostomy

  Operation for biliary atresia by anastomosis of the bile ducts into the jejunum or duodenum.

• Biliary Cirrhosis

  Liver cirrhosis in which there is interference with intrahepatic bile flow. It includes primary biliary cirrhosis, an intrahepatic disturbance of bile secretion affecting predominantly middle-aged ...

• Clonorchiasis

  Infection of the biliary passages with CLONORCHIS SINENSIS, also called Opisthorchis sinensis. It may lead to inflammation of the biliary tract, proliferation of biliary epithelium, ...

• Biliary Fistula

  Abnormal passage in any organ of the biliary tract or between biliary organs and other organs.

• Biliary Tract

  The gallbladder and its ducts.

• Biliary Tract Neoplasm

  Tumors or cancer of the biliary tract.

• Biliary Tract Hemorrhage

  Hemorrhage in or through the biliary tract, due to trauma, inflammation, cholelithiasis, vascular disease, or neoplasms.