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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2013; 19(43): 7661-7670
Published online Nov 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7661
Table 1 Etiology of secondary sclerosing cholangitis
CongenitalCaroli’s disease
Cystic fibrosis
Chronic obstructionCholedocholithiasis
Biliary stricutures (secondary to surgical trauma, choronic pancreatitis)
Anastomotic stricutures in liver graft
Neoplasms (benign, malignant, metastatic)
InfectiousBacterial cholangitis
Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis
Parasitic infection (cryptosporidiosis, microsporidiosis)
Cytomegalovirus infection
ToxicAccidental alcohol, formaldehyde, hypertonic saline instillation in the bile ducts
ImmunologicEosinophilic cholangitis
Acquired immunodeficiency
IschemicVascular trauma
Post-traumatic sclerosing cholangitis
Post-transplantation hepatic artery thrombosis
Hepatic allograft rejection (acute, chronic)
Intra-arterial, chemotherapy-related injury
Transcatheter arterial embolization therapy
Infiltrative disordersSystemic vasculitis
Amyloidosis
Radiation injury
Sarcoidosis
Systemic mastocytosis
Hypereosinophilic syndrome
Hodgkin’s disease