Clinical Trial: Endoscopy and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Endoscopic Therapy in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: 30 Years of Experience
Brief Summary:
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated liver disease characterized by segmental inflammation, fibrosis and destruction of the intra and / or extrahepatic biliary tree.Patients suffering from PSC can develop biliary strictures and symptoms (jaundice, itching, cholangitis) requiring endoscopic therapy by Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).ERCP can play an important role in symptoms control, cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis.PSC can lead to liver failure and…
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