Tab. 5.
Non-neoplastic reasons | Neoplastic reasons | External pressure |
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Choledocolithiasis Hemobilia Congenital anomalies of the bile ducts (Caroli disease, inborn bile duct cysts) Purulent cholangitis Parasitic diseases HIV-related cholangiopathy PSC* |
Cholangiocarcinoma Gallbladder cancer Pancreatic cancer Ampulla of Vater carcinoma Metastases |
Mirizzi's syndrome Pancreatitis Lymphadenopathy |
PSC – primary sclerosing cholangitis