Characteristic features of ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of the colon. The most frequent symptoms include bloody diarrhoea with rectal urgency and tenesmus. It is often complicated by the presence of primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic, cholestatic liver disease, characterised by the inflamm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Gastroenterology Review |
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| Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Characteristic-features-of-ulcerative-colitis-with-r-nconcomitant-primary-sclerosing-cholangitis,41,45094,1,1.html |
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| Summary: | Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of the colon. The most frequent symptoms include bloody diarrhoea with rectal urgency and tenesmus. It is often complicated by the presence of primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic, cholestatic liver disease, characterised by the inflammation and fibrosis of bile ducts. The presence of primary sclerosing cholangitis seems to alter the course of ulcerative colitis, changing its natural course. |
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| ISSN: | 1895-5770 1897-4317 |