Caroli Disease
"Caroli Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Congenital cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts (BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC). It consists of 2 types: simple Caroli disease is characterized by bile duct dilatation (ectasia) alone; and complex Caroli disease is characterized by bile duct dilatation with extensive hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL). Benign renal tubular ectasia is associated with both types of Caroli disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D016767
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.130.120.127.500 C06.198.184.500 C16.131.077.245.250 C16.131.314.184.500 C16.320.184.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Caroli Disease- Caroli Disease
- Disease, Caroli
- Caroli's Disease
- Carolis Disease
- Disease, Caroli's
- Caroli's Syndrome
- Caroli Syndrome
- Carolis Syndrome
- Syndrome, Caroli's
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caroli Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Kerkar N, Norton K, Suchy FJ. The hepatic fibrocystic diseases. Clin Liver Dis. 2006 Feb; 10(1):55-71, v-vi.