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The features of cholangitis were analyzed in 99 consecutive cases treated in the last ten years. The disease was severe and refractory in half the cases due to malignant stricture, and in 20% of those due to gallstones. Benign strictures, sclerosing cholangitis, and most cases of choledocholithiasis were associated with less severe cholangitis, which ...
J H, Boey, L W, Way
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Primary biliary cholangitis: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
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.
Gerri Mortimore, Mortimore, Gerri
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Gut microbiome in primary sclerosing cholangitis: A review
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease characterized by biliary inflammation and stricturing. Exploration of the pathogenesis of PSC in light of its association with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the “gut-liver”
R. Little +4 more
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Background: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an idiopathic cholestatic liver disease that may lead to biliary strictures and destruction. It is associated with p-ANCA positivity and inflammatory bowel disease, typically ulcerative colitis. The aim
Ishaan Vohra +4 more
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An infective cause of obstructive jaundice
A 48-year-old mason, smoker and alcoholic came with complaints of yellowish discolouration of eyes with high coloured urine and pale stools for 15 days. The patient also had abdominal pain that increased on food intake and dyspnoea on exertion.
Sai Subrahmanyam Pappu +4 more
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Fine-mapping and molecular characterisation of primary sclerosing cholangitis genetic risk loci
Genome-wide association studies of primary sclerosing cholangitis have identified 23 susceptibility loci. The majority of these loci reside in non-coding regions of the genome and are thought to exert their effect by perturbing the regulation of nearby ...
Elizabeth C. Goode +10 more
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Challenges in Diagnosing Intrahepatic Cholangiolithiasis in a 39-Year-Old Patient
Aim: to highlight the challenges of diagnosing and treating a patient with severe intrahepatic cholangiolithiasis.Key points. Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic progressive liver disease characterized by destructive inflammation and fibrosis in ...
A. K. Guseva +9 more
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The increased use of immune-checkpoint inhibitors to treat various types of cancer has increased the incidence of immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Hepatic irAEs are frequent and can lead to serious conditions.
Aiko Murayama +9 more
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Background Autoimmune pancreatitis is a special form of chronic pancreatitis with strong lymphocytic infiltration and two histopathological distinct subtypes, a lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis and idiopathic duct centric pancreatitis ...
Valente, Roberto +21 more
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A child with hypertension and ascitis
Caroli disease is a rare disorder characterized by congenital dilatation of the intrahepatic biliary tree and may be associated with polycystic kidney disease.
Ira Shah, Sushmita Bhatnagar
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