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Cholestasis

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Current treatment choices for intrahepatic cholestasis are rather limited. Ursodiol is used in the management of cholestasis resulting from primary biliary cirrhosis, and can also be considered in the management of primary sclerosing cholangitis.

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  1. Gastroenterology-Hepatology Fellowship Program, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT, 06030-1845, USA

    Roopjeet K. Bath M.D.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

    George Y. Wu

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Bath, R.K. (2016). Cholestasis. In: Wu, G. (eds) Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33317-5_10

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