Cholestasis in association with short-term parenteral alimentation.
Cholestasis has been previously described after long-term hyperalimentation in infants. The present case documents the development of cholestasis in an adult after a relatively short period of total parenteral nutrition (TPN), i.e., hyperalimentation. Other causes for cholestasis, such as exogenous or endogenous hepatotoxic agents or allergic type hepatitis, do not offer an adequate explanation for the changes observed in this patient. The changes observed are consistent with the hypothesis that a taurine deficiency would interfere with bile salt conjugation and form a block at the cellular level.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011182:Postoperative Care