Cholangitis

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Cholangitis Classification and external resources
ICD-10	K83.0
ICD-9	576.1
DiseasesDB	2514
eMedicine	med/2665  emerg/96
MeSH	D002761

Cholangitis is inflammation of the bile duct. The most common cause is a bacterial infection, and the problem is then an ascending cholangitis. However, there are other types of cholangitis as well.

[edit] Ascending cholangitis

Main article: Ascending cholangitis

Ascending cholangitis is caused by bacteria, and causes pain, jaundice, and fever. The bacteria usually originate from a preceding choledocholithiasis

[edit] Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Main article: Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a cholangitis with autoimmune origin.

[edit] Secondary sclerosing cholangitis

Secondary sclerosing cholangitis is a cholangitis with other causes.

v • d • e Digestive system - Digestive disease - Gastroenterology (primarily K20-K93, 530-579) Esophagus Esophagitis - GERD - Achalasia - Boerhaave syndrome - Nutcracker esophagus - Zenker's diverticulum - Mallory-Weiss syndrome - Barrett's esophagus Stomach/ duodenum Peptic (gastric/duodenal) ulcer - Gastritis - Gastroenteritis - Duodenitis - Dyspepsia - Pyloric stenosis - Achlorhydria - Gastroparesis - Gastroptosis - Portal hypertensive gastropathy - Gastric antral vascular ectasia Hernia Inguinal (Indirect, Direct) - Femoral - Umbilical - Incisional - Diaphragmatic - Hiatus Noninfective enteritis & colitis Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis) - noninfective gastroenteritis Other intestinal vascular (Abdominal angina, Mesenteric ischemia, Ischemic colitis, Angiodysplasia) - Ileus/Bowel obstruction (Intussusception, Volvulus) - Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis - Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) other functional intestinal disorders (Constipation, Diarrhea, Megacolon/Toxic megacolon, Proctalgia fugax) - Anal fissure/Anal fistula - Anal abscess - Rectal prolapse - Proctitis (Radiation proctitis) Liver/hepatitis Alcoholic liver disease - Liver failure (Hepatic encephalopathy, Acute liver failure) - Cirrhosis - PBC - Liver abscess - Autoimmune hepatitis - NASH - Fatty liver - Peliosis hepatis - Hepatic veno-occlusive disease - Portal hypertension - Hepatorenal syndrome Accessory digestive Gallbladder: Gallstones - Choledocholithiasis - Cholecystitis - Cholesterolosis - Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses Biliary tree: Cholangitis - Cholestasis/Mirizzi's syndrome - PSC - Biliary fistula - Ascending cholangitis Pancreatic: Acute pancreatitis - Chronic pancreatitis - Pancreatic pseudocyst - Hereditary pancreatitis - Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency - Pancreatic fistula Other/general Appendicitis - Peritonitis (Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis) Malabsorption (coeliac, Tropical sprue, Blind loop syndrome, Whipple's) postprocedural: Gastric dumping syndrome - Postcholecystectomy syndrome bleeding: Hematemesis - Melena - Gastrointestinal bleeding (Upper, Lower) See also congenital