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n. - A condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed.

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  • There are different forms of vitamin D and the proper form for children with cholestasis is cholecalciferol.
  • Facial features in Alagille syndrome: specific or cholestasis facies?
  • Use of rifampin for severe pruritus in children with chronic cholestasis.
  • Estrogens also may inhibit the flow of bile from the liver cholestasis and uncommonly cause jaundice.
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