autoimmune
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a long-term progressive disease of the liver and characterized by 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 , itching, and pain.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Typically no symptoms; pain, , fever,
Causes — why it happens
- ·Unknown; most likely
How it's found
- ·Radiological
Treatment
- ·
Complications
- ·Cholangiocarcinoma
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