Inflammatory bowel disease of primary sclerosing cholangitis: A distinct entity?
Takahiro Nakazawa, Itaru Naitoh, Kazuki Hayashi, Hitoshi Sano, Katsuyuki Miyabe, Shuya Shimizu and Takashi Joh, World J Gastroenterol 2014 March 28; 20(12): 3245-3254
This is a review of the characteristic findings of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and their usefulness in the diagnosis of sclerosing cholangitis. PSC is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by idiopathic fibrous obstruction and is frequently associated with IBD. IBD-associated with PSC (PSC-IBD) shows an increased incidence of pancolitis, mild symptoms, and colorectal malignancy. Although an increased incidence of pancolitis is a characteristic finding, some cases are endoscopically diagnosed as right-sided ulcerative colitis . . . To read further please click on the title.
Takahiro Nakazawa, Itaru Naitoh, Kazuki Hayashi, Hitoshi Sano, Katsuyuki Miyabe, Shuya Shimizu and Takashi Joh, World J Gastroenterol 2014 March 28; 20(12): 3245-3254
This is a review of the characteristic findings of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and their usefulness in the diagnosis of sclerosing cholangitis. PSC is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by idiopathic fibrous obstruction and is frequently associated with IBD. IBD-associated with PSC (PSC-IBD) shows an increased incidence of pancolitis, mild symptoms, and colorectal malignancy. Although an increased incidence of pancolitis is a characteristic finding, some cases are endoscopically diagnosed as right-sided ulcerative colitis . . . To read further please click on the title.
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