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==Clinical Significance==

==Clinical Significance==

Serum bile acid concentration may be elevated in the following conditions:

Serum bile acid concentration may be '''elevated''' in the following conditions:

*[[Portosystemic Shunt]] or [[Hepatic Microvascular Dysplasia]], in which the portal blood is directed into the systemic circulation, disrupting the enterohepatic circulation.

*[[Portosystemic Shunt]] or [[Hepatic Microvascular Dysplasia]], in which the portal blood is directed into the systemic circulation, disrupting the enterohepatic circulation.

*[[Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Antibiotic Responsive Diarrhoea]] due to deconjugation of bile acids by intestinal bacteria.

*[[Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Antibiotic Responsive Diarrhoea]] due to deconjugation of bile acids by intestinal bacteria.

Bile acids may not reach the intestine if the biliary tract is [[Biliary Tract - Obstruction|obstructed]] or [[Biliary Tract - Rupture|ruptured]].  Deficiency of bile acids is extremely rare, even with severe hepatic insufficiency.

Bile acids may not reach the intestine if the biliary tract is [[Biliary Tract - Obstruction|obstructed]] or [[Biliary Tract - Rupture|ruptured]].   

 

'''Deficiency''' of bile acids is extremely rare, even with severe hepatic insufficiency.

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