Summary
Differentials
Common
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
- Drug-induced direct hyperbilirubinaemia
- Ascending cholangitis
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Pancreatic carcinoma
- Haemochromatosis
- Pregnancy
- Post-operative stricture
- Drug-induced indirect hyperbilirubinaemia
- Haemolytic anaemia
- Gilbert's syndrome
- Carotenaemia
Uncommon
- Hepatitis D
- IgG4 cholangiopathy
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Wilson's disease
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Parasitic infections
- AIDS cholangiopathy
- Crigler-Najjar syndrome, types 1 and 2
Contributors
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Consultant Gastroenterologist and Associate Lecturer in Medicine
University of the West Indies
Department of Medicine
San Fernando General Hospital
San Fernando
Trinidad
West Indies
Disclosures
RR declares that he has no competing interests.
Dr Rene Ramnarace would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Harry R. Dalton, Dr Peter Draganov, and Dr Grant F. Hutchins, previous contributors to this monograph. HRD, PD and GFH declare that they have no competing interests.
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Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of General Pediatric Surgery; Director of the Trauma Program
Childrens Hospital
Los Angeles
CA
Disclosures
JSU declares that he has no competing interests.
Consultant
Laparoscopic Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
Derriford Hospital
Plymouth
UK
Disclosures
GS declares that he has no competing interests.
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