| cholangitis | <pathology> Inflammation of a bile duct. Origin: Gr. Angeion = vessel (18 Nov 1997) |
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| cholangitis lenta | Low-grade bacterial infection of the biliary tract; sometimes a cause of fever of unknown origin. Synonym: ascending cholangitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholangitis, sclerosing | Chronic, nonbacterial inflammatory narrowing of the bile ducts. About 50% of the cases are associated with ulcerative colitis. Treatment is to relieve the obstruction by balloon dilatation or surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ascending cholangitis | Low-grade bacterial infection of the biliary tract; sometimes a cause of fever of unknown origin. Synonym: ascending cholangitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| recurrent pyogenic cholangitis | Repeated attacks of cholangitis, commonly noted among Asians living in Asia, associated with the presence of multiple intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct stones and strictures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary sclerosing cholangitis | <radiology> Idiopathic, associated with IBD (50%), usually UC, M more than F, peak age 20-30 years of age, chronic inflammation and fibrosis of all bile ducts, stricture, obstruction, abscess (string of beads), intramural pseudo-diverticula, cholangiocarcinoma (10%!!), dilatation proximal to stricture may signal carcinoma Differential diagnosis: cholangiocarcinomarcinoma (diffuse form), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), AIDS-related cholangitis (? due to CMV) (12 Dec 1998) |