Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Known as: PSC, Sclerosing Cholangitis, cholangitis primary sclerosing 
A chronic, autoimmune inflammatory liver disorder characterized by narrowing and scarring of the lumen of the bile ducts. It is often seen in… (More)
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Bile duct structureBiliary tract structureCholangitis, SclerosingGastrointestinal system
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Biliary Tract DiseasesStenosing cholangitis

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Primary sclerosing cholangitis
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Genome-wide association analysis in primary sclerosing cholangitis.
BACKGROUND & AIMS We aimed to characterize the genetic susceptibility to primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) by means of a… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
PSC-IBD: a unique form of inflammatory bowel disease associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC-IBD) may have a high prevalence of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
High serum IgG4 concentrations in patients with sclerosing pancreatitis.
BACKGROUND Sclerosing pancreatitis is a unique form of pancreatitis that is characterized by irregular narrowing of the main… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Ursodiol for primary sclerosing cholangitis. Mayo Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis-Ursodeoxycholic Acid Study Group.
BACKGROUND There is no satisfactory medical therapy for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Ursodiol (ursodeoxycholic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Natural history and prognostic factors in 305 Swedish patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
BACKGROUND/AIMS--The course of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is highly variable and unpredictable. This study describes… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis with cholangitis: a variant of primary sclerosing cholangitis extensively involving pancreas.
Pancreatic involvement in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an extremely rare condition, and its pathologic features are… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Natural history and prognostic variables in primary sclerosing cholangitis.
The clinical features at the time of presentation and the outcome in 126 patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis were… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Primary sclerosing cholangitis: natural history, prognostic factors and survival analysis.
The natural history of primary sclerosing cholangitis was assessed in 174 patients; 37 were asymptomatic and 137 had symptoms… (More)
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Association of primary sclerosing cholangitis with HLA-B8.
The frequency of HLA antigens was studied in 25 patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis and compared with a control group of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
[Primary sclerosing cholangitis].
A case of intermittent cholostatic icterus has been observed at the Civil Hospital of Castellamonte. Clinical and laboratory… (More)
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