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IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
, 2019 Sclerosing cholangitis (SC) is defined as a condition with progressive stenosis and destruction of the bile ducts due to diffuse inflammation and fibrosis and currently includes three categories: primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), secondary ...
Atsushi Tanaka
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Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Bacterial peritonitis in patients with malignant ascites (BP‐MA) is an understudied, high‐mortality condition. While ascitic polymorphonuclear (PMN) cell count ≥ 250 cells/mm3 defines the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with cirrhosis, an ascitic fluid parameter for the diagnosis of BP‐MA has not ...
Mark M. Kelly +4 more
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Primary biliary cholangitis: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
, 2019 Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is a chronic but progressive disease that, over many years, causes damage to bile ducts, leading to cholestasis and, in some patients, cirrhosis.
Mortimore, Gerri
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JPGN Reports, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives The efficacy of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)‐modulator therapies in preventing or ameliorating cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD) by correcting CFTR in cholangiocytes is not well‐documented. This study aimed to assess liver function during CFTR‐modulators.
Laura Giugliano +12 more
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A hepatic enigma: Pediatric presentation of primary biliary cholangitis
JPGN Reports, EarlyView.Abstract Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune condition characterized by destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts, leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver. It is an extremely rare pediatric disease with very few pediatric cases reported to date. Here, we report the case of a 14‐year‐old female who presented with elevated liver
Sindhura Kasturi +3 more
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Gut and Liver, 2018 Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive cholestatic disease that is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in approximately 70% of cases.
Carolina Palmela +4 more
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JPGN Reports, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives Biliary atresia (BA) is a cholangiopathy characterized by obstruction of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. Hepatic portoenterostomy (HPE) is the primary palliative treatment and there is still an urgent need to improve post‐HPE management.
Bianca Ferraz de Almeida Silva +7 more
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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis [PDF]
Radiology, 1970 Summary The literature on the subject of sclerosing cholangitis is reviewed. The value of conserving the gall bladder, of operative cholangiography and of the administration of steroids in the management of these patients is emphasized.
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1992 This is a report of a 25 years old black woman from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, who developed acute obstructive cholangitis of Ascaris lumbricoides with septicemia and multiple hepatic abscesses. The patient had sickle cell trait and normal delivery 3
Dahir Ramos de Andrade Júnior +6 more
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Risk of waitlist mortality in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis and bacterial cholangitis
, 2013 Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are at increased risk for bacterial cholangitis because of biliary strictures and bile stasis. A subset of PSC patients suffer from repeated episodes of bacterial cholangitis, which can lead to frequent ...
Fortune, Brett +5 more
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