Caroli Disease

Caroli Disease: Introduction

Caroli Disease: A rare disorder where the bile ducts inside the liver become enlarged resulting in infection, irritation and gallstone formation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Caroli Disease is available below.

Symptoms of Caroli Disease

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Stomach pain
• Fever
• Enlarged liver
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 11 symptoms of Caroli Disease

Caroli Disease: Complications

Read more about complications of Caroli Disease.

Less Common Symptoms of Caroli Disease

• Asymptomatic
• Jaundice
• Subicterus
• more symptoms...»

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News Archives for Caroli Disease

Medical news articles related to Caroli Disease include:

• Safety Measures Urged for Tree-Care Workers
• Smokers Quit in Droves, Not Isolation
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Caroli Disease

Medical research articles related to Caroli Disease include:

• We have had 4 patients diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in the past year, is this high? If so what are the aetiological risk factors?
• Polycystic Kidney Disease (Overview)
• Medullary Sponge Kidney (Diagnosis)
• Portal Hypertension
• Medullary Sponge Kidney (Treatment)
• Hepatic Cysts (Overview)
• Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis (Overview)
• Choledochal Cyst: Surgical Perspective (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Videos for Caroli Disease

Reseach about Caroli Disease

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Clinical Trials for Caroli Disease

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Caroli Disease include:

• Evaluation of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease and Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Stories from Users Related to Caroli Disease

• Questioning diagnosis of Polycystic
• Polycystic Overian Syndrome

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Definitions of Caroli Disease:

Congenital cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts (BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC). It consists of 2 types: simple Caroli disease is characterized by bile duct dilatation (ectasia) alone; and complex Caroli disease is characterized by bile duct dilatation with extensive hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL). Benign renal tubular ectasia is associated with both types of Caroli disease. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Caroli Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Caroli Disease, or a subtype of Caroli Disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Caroli Disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet