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biliary cirrhosis

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biliary cirrhosis [′bil·ē‚er·ē sə′rō·səs]
(medicine)
A progressive inflammatory disease of the liver due to obstruction of bile ducts.


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Diseases such as alcohol-induced cirrhosis, viral hepatitis-induced cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, diabetic-associated chronic liver disease, and biliary cirrhosis are more prevalent in the elderly and are associated with replacement of functional tissue with fibrotic or tumorous tissue or fatty lesions (Adler et al.
Pathologic examination of the recipient's explanted liver showed secondary biliary cirrhosis.
ANTARA is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to fenofibrate, in patients with hepatic or severe renal dysfunction including primary biliary cirrhosis, in patients with unexplained persistent liver function abnormality, and in patients with preexisting gallbladder disease.
 
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