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Total Parenteral Nutrition - Associated Cholestasis
Cholestasis that results from prolonged total parenteral nutrition. It is caused by diminished bile flow from the liver into the duodenum. It may result in cirrhosis and liver failure. Preterm infants are most susceptible to liver damage. (NCI Thesaurus)
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