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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disorder characterized by strictures and dilatations of the biliary tree. The median survival has been reported to be 12 years from diagnosis but patients diagnosed during the last decade have been shown to have longer survival of a median of 18 years.
Björnsson, E, Chapman, R
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Short-term Results of Kasai Operation for Biliary Atresia: Experience from One Institution
The purpose of this study is to review the short-term outcome of patients with biliary atresia (BA) treated by the Kasai operation at our institution. Methods: Ninety-two BA patients treated by the Kasai operation between January 1996 and December 2002 ...
Paiboon Sookpotarom +4 more
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Purpose: We describe our experience with the development of hepatobiliary infection in patients with prior surgical, percutaneous, or endoscopic biliary interventions who are receiving transarterial radioembolization (TARE) with yttrium-90 (90Y) for ...
Kevin N. Agahi +2 more
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Biliary hamartomas are tumor-like malformations of the liver. Biliary hamartomas are a type of fibrocystic disorder originating from ductal plate malformation and are typically considered benign, but with the risk of malignant transformation.
Sang Min Lee +4 more
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Autoimmune cholangitis is the term that has been used to describe patients who have the clinical, biochemical, and histologic characteristics of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), but who are antinuclear antibody positive rather than anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA) positive in their sera.
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Drug therapy of primary biliary diseases: classical and modern strategies
Definition: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are both cholestatic liver diseases. A common feature of these disorders is the accumulation of bile acids in the liver and blood, presumably because of decreased ...
Leuschner, Ulrich, Schlichting, Julia
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Bacterial cholangitis causing secondary sclerosing cholangitis: a case report [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although bacterial cholangitis is frequently mentioned as a cause of secondary sclerosing cholangitis, it appears to be extremely rare, with only one documented case ever reported.
ter Borg, PCJ (Pieter) +8 more
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Current understanding of primary biliary cholangitis
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) causes chronic and persistent cholestasis in the liver, eventually resulting in cirrhosis and hepatic failure without appropriate treatment.
A. Tanaka
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Obeticholic acid (OCA) and fibrates are second‐line therapies for patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) with an inadequate response to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).
P. Soret +27 more
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IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis in Europe
IgG4-Related sclerosing cholangitis in ...
Giulia De Marchi +7 more
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