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Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis; Cirrhosis, Biliary; Cirrhosis, Secondary Biliary; Liver Cirrhoses, Biliary; Obstructive Liver Cirrhosis
FIBROSIS of the hepatic parenchyma due to obstruction of BILE flow (CHOLESTASIS) in the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts (BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC). Primary biliary cirrhosis involves the destruction of small intra-hepatic bile ducts and bile secretion. Secondary biliary cirrhosis is produced by prolonged obstruction of large intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts from a variety of causes.