Disease or Syndrome
extrahepatic cholestasis
Subclass of:
Cholestasis
Definitions related to cholestasis, extrahepatic:
  • (extrahepatic cholestasis) Impairment of bile flow due to obstruction in large bile ducts outside the liver.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (extrahepatic cholestasis) Impairment of the bile flow caused by an obstruction in the portion of the bile duct system located outside of the liver.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Impairment of bile flow in the large BILE DUCTS by mechanical obstruction or stricture due to benign or malignant processes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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