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  2. Primary sclerosing cholangitis - Wikipedia

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    Primary sclerosing cholangitis ( PSC) is a long-term progressive disease of the liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, which normally allow bile to drain from the gallbladder. Affected individuals may have no symptoms or may experience signs and symptoms of liver disease, such as yellow discoloration ...

  3. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

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    Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a disease that affects your bile ducts. Bile is a digestive fluid your Liver makes. The ducts let it flow from your liver to your gallbladder and finally to ...

  4. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare liver disease that affects the bile ducts. PSC is progressive, which means it gets worse over time. Treatment includes taking certain medications ...

  5. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Vs. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

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    PSC is highly associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). About 60–80% of people with PSC have irritable bowel disorder (IBD), according to 2023 research , and in about 80% of cases, they ...

  6. Are PSC and Ulcerative Colitis Connected? - Healthline

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    Researchers have established a connection between primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and ulcerative colitis (UC). PSC is a rare condition that causes scarring in the bile ducts of the liver. The ...

  7. What Is Primary Biliary Cholangitis? - WebMD

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    Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a rare liver disease. It blocks and destroys bile ducts in the liver. Doctors used to call it “primary biliary cirrhosis.”. “Biliary” means bile. That ...

  8. Liver Problems and Crohn’s Disease - WebMD

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    Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) affects the bile duct system of the liver. It is uncommon in people with Crohn’s: Less than 3% of people with Crohn’s have it.

  9. Cholestasis - Wikipedia

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    Chronic cholestasis is a feature in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). PSC is a rare and progressive cholestatic liver disease characterized by narrowing, fibrosis, and inflammation of intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts, leading to reduced bile flow or formation (i.e., cholestasis).