Bile/Related Articles

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Do we need digestive system, gastrointestinal system, both, or neither?

Parent topics

• Cholesterol [r]: Principal sterol of all higher animals. ^[e]
• Digestive system [r]: A group of organs stretching from the mouth to the anus, serving to break down foods, assimilate nutrients, and eliminate waste; in humans, it includes the gastrointestinal tract and its accessory glands and structures: liver, biliary tract and pancreas ^[e]
• Gastrointestinal system [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Liver [r]: A vital organ of humans and other vertebrates, it is the largest solid organ in the human body. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Bile acid [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Bile acid binding resin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Bile pigment [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Bilirubin [r]: A bile pigment that is a degradation product of heme. Elevated bilirubin levels suggest liver disease. ^[e]
• Common bile duct [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Gallstone [r]: Add brief definition or description

Co-topics

• Gallbladder [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Gastroenterology [r]: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas ^[e]
• Pancreas [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Liver function test [r]: Clinical biochemistry laboratory blood assays designed to assess liver function and diagnose diseases of the liver and bile system. ^[e]

Other related topics

• Amylase [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Biliary colic [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Biliary dyskinesia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cholecystitis [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cholelithiasis [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cholesystectomy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Computed tomography [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Leukocyte [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Lipase [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Pancreatitis [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Neutrophil [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Ultrasonography [r]: Add brief definition or description