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What does cholestasis mean?

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Noun
  1. (pathology) The suppression of the flow of bile caused by an obstruction associated with the liver
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A 1-month 3-week-old infant with a history of neonatal jaundice, cholestasis, and acholia is admitted to our hospital to rule out biliary atresia and further treatment.
Infection by cytomegalovirus in patients with neonatal cholestasis.
Ursodeoxycholic acid is a widely used anticholestatic drug that contributes to accelerating recovery in the setting of transient neonatal cholestasis.
The aetiology of obstetric cholestasis is undoubtedly multifactorial, with genetic, environmental, and hormonal factors having important roles.
Obstetric cholestasis is associated with cholesterol gallstones.
To investigate the mechanism why cholestasis may affect HSC activation, we treated primary HSCs with one of the hydrophobic bile acids, taurolithocholic acid for 24 hours.

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