can Cholestasis occur because of liver disease ?
Yes, it can. Let me explain. Cholestasis is the slowing of the bile that goes to the intestines. Liver disease entails a process of the cells being damaged, inflammation developing because of the immune system responding to the damage, to death of the liver cells and scar forming in the liver that blocks the flow of blood through the liver. The liver goes from normal size, to being enlarged when inflammation develops, to shrinking in size when the cells die off and become hard textured. The common structure of the whole liver changes. The liver cells are what does the functions of the liver. If the liver cells die off, the function of making bile deteriorates. There are bile ducts inside the liver itself, before they go to the two main ones that leave the liver. They can become damaged in the process of this. You may want to look up Biliary Cirrhosis. The bile ducts can be obstructed, malformed (twisted or strictured in nature) or infection can occur. I hope this information has been o
