Name | Cholangitis, Sclerosing |
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Synonyms | Cholangiitides, Sclerosing | Cholangiitis, Sclerosing | Cholangitides, Primary Sclerosing | Cholangitides, Sclerosing | Cholangitis, Primary Sclerosing | Primary Sclerosing Cholangitides | Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis | PSC | Sclerosing Cholangiitides | Sclerosing Cholangiitis | Sclerosing Cholangitides | Sclerosing Cholangitides, Primary | Sclerosing Cholangitis | Sclerosing Cholangitis, Primary |
Definition | Chronic inflammatory disease of the BILIARY TRACT. It is characterized by fibrosis and hardening of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary ductal systems leading to bile duct strictures, CHOLESTASIS, and eventual BILIARY CIRRHOSIS. |
Categories | Digestive system disease |
MeSH® ID | D015209 |
OMIM® ID | 613806 |
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