Table 1:
Causes of Cholestasis
Intrahepatic Cholestasis
Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Diseases
  • PBC (Primary Biliary Cirrhosis)
  • PSC (Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis)
  • Drugs and toxins
  • Sepsis
  • Malignancy
  • Granulomatous liver disease
  • Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
  • Hepatitis (viral and alcoholic)
  • Genetic disorders
  • Graft versus host disease
  • Post liver transplant
  • Choledocholithiasis
  • Bile duct tumors (benign and malignant)
  • Ampullary tumors (benign and malignant)
  • Pancreatic carcinoma
  • Mirizzi's syndrome
  • AIDS cholangiopathy
  • Parasites
  • PSC (Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis)
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