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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis At A Glance

• Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic, progressive disease of the liver.
• The cause of primary sclerosing cholangitis is not known though an immune cause is suspected in at least a minority of patients.
• Primary sclerosing cholangitis has a strong association with ulcerative colitis and cancer of the bile ducts.
• The primary symptoms of primary sclerosing cholangitis are due to obstruction of the bile ducts and cirrhosis of the liver.
• Primary sclerosing cholangitis is diagnosed on the basis of abnormal blood tests and radiologic imaging of the bile ducts.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis is treated with medications, endoscopy, and liver