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Abnormality of the biliary system

MedGen UID:
184895
•Concept ID:
C0940767
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0004297

Definition

An abnormality of the biliary system. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality of the biliary system

Professional guidelines

PubMed

ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Biliary Strictures.
Elmunzer BJ, Maranki JL, Gómez V, Tavakkoli A, Sauer BG, Limketkai BN, Brennan EA, Attridge EM, Brigham TJ, Wang AY
Am J Gastroenterol 2023 Mar 1;118(3):405-426. Epub 2023 Jan 17 doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002190. PMID: 36863037
Diagnosis and management of choledochal cysts.
Brown ZJ, Baghdadi A, Kamel I, Labiner HE, Hewitt DB, Pawlik TM
HPB (Oxford) 2023 Jan;25(1):14-25. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.09.010. PMID: 36257874
Congenital portosystemic shunts: diagnosis and treatment.
Franchi-Abella S, Gonzales E, Ackermann O, Branchereau S, Pariente D, Guérin F; International Registry of Congenital Portosystemic Shunt members
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2018 Aug;43(8):2023-2036. doi: 10.1007/s00261-018-1619-8. PMID: 29730740

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gallstones.
Lammert F, Gurusamy K, Ko CW, Miquel JF, Méndez-Sánchez N, Portincasa P, van Erpecum KJ, van Laarhoven CJ, Wang DQ
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Apr 28;2:16024. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.24. PMID: 27121416
MicroRNAs and benign biliary tract diseases.
Gradilone SA, O'Hara SP, Masyuk TV, Pisarello MJ, LaRusso NF
Semin Liver Dis 2015 Feb;35(1):26-35. Epub 2015 Jan 29 doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1397346. PMID: 25632932Free PMC Article
Congenital fibrocystic liver diseases.
Drenth JP, Chrispijn M, Bergmann C
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2010 Oct;24(5):573-84. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2010.08.007. PMID: 20955960
Biliary atresia.
Chardot C
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2006 Jul 26;1:28. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-1-28. PMID: 16872500Free PMC Article
Biliary cystic disease.
Levy AD, Rohrmann CA Jr
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2003 Nov-Dec;32(6):233-63. doi: 10.1016/j.cpradiol.2003.08.002. PMID: 14647122

Diagnosis

Gallstones.
Lammert F, Gurusamy K, Ko CW, Miquel JF, Méndez-Sánchez N, Portincasa P, van Erpecum KJ, van Laarhoven CJ, Wang DQ
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Apr 28;2:16024. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.24. PMID: 27121416
MR imaging of the biliary system.
Yam BL, Siegelman ES
Radiol Clin North Am 2014 Jul;52(4):725-55. Epub 2014 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2014.02.011. PMID: 24889169
Understanding choledochal malformation.
Makin E, Davenport M
Arch Dis Child 2012 Jan;97(1):69-72. Epub 2011 Mar 27 doi: 10.1136/adc.2010.195974. PMID: 21444296
Pancreaticobiliary maljunction.
Kamisawa T, Takuma K, Anjiki H, Egawa N, Kurata M, Honda G, Tsuruta K, Sasaki T
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 Nov;7(11 Suppl):S84-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.08.024. PMID: 19896105
Biliary cystic disease.
Levy AD, Rohrmann CA Jr
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2003 Nov-Dec;32(6):233-63. doi: 10.1016/j.cpradiol.2003.08.002. PMID: 14647122

Therapy

Endotherapy for Pancreas Divisum.
Inamdar S, Cote GA, Yadav D
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2023 Oct;33(4):789-805. Epub 2023 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2023.04.012. PMID: 37709411
The cholangiocyte primary cilium in health and disease.
Mansini AP, Peixoto E, Thelen KM, Gaspari C, Jin S, Gradilone SA
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2018 Apr;1864(4 Pt B):1245-1253. Epub 2017 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.06.006. PMID: 28625917Free PMC Article
Portal biliopathy.
Khuroo MS, Rather AA, Khuroo NS, Khuroo MS
World J Gastroenterol 2016 Sep 21;22(35):7973-82. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.7973. PMID: 27672292Free PMC Article
Biliary atresia: A comprehensive review.
Lakshminarayanan B, Davenport M
J Autoimmun 2016 Sep;73:1-9. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2016.06.005. PMID: 27346637
Pancreaticobiliary maljunction.
Kamisawa T, Takuma K, Anjiki H, Egawa N, Kurata M, Honda G, Tsuruta K, Sasaki T
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 Nov;7(11 Suppl):S84-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.08.024. PMID: 19896105

Prognosis

Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of biliary tract malformations.
Koukoura O, Kelesidou V, Delianidou M, Athanasiadis A, Dagklis T
J Clin Ultrasound 2019 Jun;47(5):292-297. Epub 2019 Feb 6 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22705. PMID: 30729537
Choledochal malformations: global research, scientific advances and key controversies.
Friedmacher F, Ford KE, Davenport M
Pediatr Surg Int 2019 Mar;35(3):273-282. Epub 2018 Nov 7 doi: 10.1007/s00383-018-4392-4. PMID: 30406431
MicroRNAs and benign biliary tract diseases.
Gradilone SA, O'Hara SP, Masyuk TV, Pisarello MJ, LaRusso NF
Semin Liver Dis 2015 Feb;35(1):26-35. Epub 2015 Jan 29 doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1397346. PMID: 25632932Free PMC Article
Multiseptate gallbladder.
Rivera-Troche EY, Hartwig MG, Vaslef SN
J Gastrointest Surg 2009 Sep;13(9):1741-3. Epub 2009 Apr 8 doi: 10.1007/s11605-009-0880-0. PMID: 19352782
AIDS-Related biliary tract disease.
Cello JP
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 1998 Oct;8(4):963. PMID: 9730942

Clinical prediction guides

Endotherapy for Pancreas Divisum.
Inamdar S, Cote GA, Yadav D
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2023 Oct;33(4):789-805. Epub 2023 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2023.04.012. PMID: 37709411
Organ Abnormalities Caused by Turner Syndrome.
Yoon SH, Kim GY, Choi GT, Do JT
Cells 2023 May 11;12(10) doi: 10.3390/cells12101365. PMID: 37408200Free PMC Article
Rare anatomic variations of the right hepatic biliary system.
Garg S, Kumar H, Sahni D, Yadav TD, Aggarwal A, Gupta T
Surg Radiol Anat 2019 Sep;41(9):1087-1092. Epub 2019 May 21 doi: 10.1007/s00276-019-02260-5. PMID: 31115596
The cholangiocyte primary cilium in health and disease.
Mansini AP, Peixoto E, Thelen KM, Gaspari C, Jin S, Gradilone SA
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2018 Apr;1864(4 Pt B):1245-1253. Epub 2017 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.06.006. PMID: 28625917Free PMC Article
Torsion of the gallbladder: a systematic review.
Reilly DJ, Kalogeropoulos G, Thiruchelvam D
HPB (Oxford) 2012 Oct;14(10):669-72. Epub 2012 Jul 3 doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00513.x. PMID: 22954002Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Risk factors and management of primary choledocholithiasis: a systematic review.
Zhang J, Ling X
ANZ J Surg 2021 Apr;91(4):530-536. Epub 2020 Aug 19 doi: 10.1111/ans.16211. PMID: 32815266
Diagnostic Performance of Sonographic Features in Patients With Biliary Atresia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Yoon HM, Suh CH, Kim JR, Lee JS, Jung AY, Cho YA
J Ultrasound Med 2017 Oct;36(10):2027-2038. Epub 2017 May 27 doi: 10.1002/jum.14234. PMID: 28556285
Emerging Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Idiopathic Pancreatitis.
Smith I, Ramesh J, Kyanam Kabir Baig KR, Mönkemüller K, Wilcox CM
Am J Med Sci 2015 Sep;350(3):229-34. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0000000000000541. PMID: 26252794
International incidence and outcomes of biliary atresia.
Jimenez-Rivera C, Jolin-Dahel KS, Fortinsky KJ, Gozdyra P, Benchimol EI
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2013 Apr;56(4):344-54. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318282a913. PMID: 23263590
Torsion of the gallbladder: a systematic review.
Reilly DJ, Kalogeropoulos G, Thiruchelvam D
HPB (Oxford) 2012 Oct;14(10):669-72. Epub 2012 Jul 3 doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00513.x. PMID: 22954002Free PMC Article

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