Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) among our IBD patients
G Nagy, T Kristóf, K Minik, L Juhász, P Orosz · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2007 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
PSC is a chronic, progressive disease with an unknown origin causing cholestasis due to inflammation and obliterative fibrosis of intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts. The disease can lead to biliary cirrhosis, hepatic failure and occasionally cholangiocarcinoma. The authors diagnosed 22 PSC cases during several decades of practice in Borsod County. In 17 cases the disease was associated with IBD. The occurrence of PSC was 2.1% among IBD patients, while the incidence of IBD among patients suffering from PSC was 77%. The male to female ratio was 13:4. The mean age at the time of diagnosing IBD and PSC was 24.6 and…