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secondary biliary cirrhosis

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secondary biliary cirrhosis [¦sek·ən‚der·ē ‚bil·ē‚er·ē sə′rō·səs]
(medicine)
A type of cirrhosis caused by obstruction of the bile duct by calculi (stones).


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Secondary biliary cirrhosis results from prolonged bile duct obstruction or biliary atresia (absence or abnormality of the bile ducts from birth).
12) Combined biliary duct and hepatic artery injury require various types of hepatic resections to treat mainly secondary biliary cirrhosis (Table 1).
Secondary biliary cirrhosis can happen after gallbladder surgery, if the ducts are inadvertently tied off or injured.
 
 
 
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