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Biliary disease

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Biliary diseases include gallbladder disease and biliary tract diseases. In 2013 they resulted in 106,000 deaths up from 81,000 deaths in 1990.

Types

  • malignant neoplasm of the gallbladder
  • malignant neoplasm of other parts of biliary tract
  • extrahepatic bile duct
  • ampulla of Vater
  • cholelithiasis
  • cholecystitis
  • others (excluding postcholecystectomy syndrome), but including
  • other obstructions of the gallbladder (like strictures)
  • hydrops, perforation, fistula
  • cholesterolosis
  • biliary dyskinesia
  • K83: other diseases of the biliary tract:
  • cholangitis (including ascending cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis)
  • obstruction, perforation, fistula of biliary tract
  • spasm of sphincter of Oddi
  • biliary cyst
  • biliary atresia

    • References

    Biliary disease Wikipedia
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