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Cholesterol crystals in biliary cast syndrome related to sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients. 2021

Vincent Zimmer, and Matthias C Reichert, and Frank Lammert

Department of Medicine, Marienhausklinik St. Josef Kohlhof, Neunkirchen, Germany; Department of Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany. Electronic address: vincent.zimmer@gmx.de.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002760	Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde	Fiberoptic endoscopy designed for duodenal observation and cannulation of VATER'S AMPULLA, in order to visualize the pancreatic and biliary duct system by retrograde injection of contrast media. Endoscopic (Vater) papillotomy (SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC) may be performed during this procedure.	ERCP,Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography,Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic,Cholangiopancreatographies, Endoscopic Retrograde,Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatographies,Retrograde Cholangiopancreatographies, Endoscopic
D002761	Cholangitis	Inflammation of the biliary ductal system (BILE DUCTS); intrahepatic, extrahepatic, or both.	Cholangitides
D002784	Cholesterol	The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.	Epicholesterol
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013478	Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome	DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION by the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) which travels in the root of the MESENTERY and crosses over the DUODENUM. The syndrome is characterized by the dilated proximal duodenum and STOMACH, bloating, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, and VOMITING. Often it is observed in patient with body casts after spinal surgery.	Duodenal Compression Syndrome, Mesenteric,Mesenteric Duodenal Compression Syndrome,Cast Syndrome,Wilkie Syndrome,Syndrome, Cast,Syndrome, Wilkie
D015209	Cholangitis, Sclerosing	Chronic inflammatory disease of the BILIARY TRACT. It is characterized by fibrosis and hardening of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary ductal systems leading to bile duct strictures, CHOLESTASIS, and eventual BILIARY CIRRHOSIS.	Cholangiitis, Sclerosing,Cholangitis, Primary Sclerosing,Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis,Sclerosing Cholangitis,Cholangiitides, Sclerosing,Cholangitides, Primary Sclerosing,Cholangitides, Sclerosing,Primary Sclerosing Cholangitides,Sclerosing Cholangiitides,Sclerosing Cholangiitis,Sclerosing Cholangitides,Sclerosing Cholangitides, Primary,Sclerosing Cholangitis, Primary
D016638	Critical Illness	A disease or state in which death is possible or imminent.	Critically Ill,Critical Illnesses,Illness, Critical,Illnesses, Critical

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