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Digestive System Diseases > Digestive System Abnormalities > Choledochal Cyst > Caroli Disease
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Digestive System Abnormalities > Choledochal Cyst > Caroli Disease
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Cysts > Choledochal Cyst > Caroli Disease
Neoplasms > Cysts > Choledochal Cyst > Caroli Disease
Digestive System Diseases > Biliary Tract Diseases > Bile Duct Diseases > Choledochal Cyst > Caroli Disease
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Ciliopathies > Caroli Disease
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Abnormalities, Multiple > Ciliopathies > Caroli Disease

Preferred term

Caroli Disease  

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Definition

  • Congenital cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts (BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC). It consists of 2 types: simple Caroli disease is characterized by bile duct dilatation (ectasia) alone; and complex Caroli disease is characterized by bile duct dilatation with extensive hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL). Benign renal tubular ectasia is associated with both types of Caroli disease.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Caroli's Disease
  • Caroli's Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F4SWJSJN-7

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