Primary biliary cholangitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年11月14日 · Primary biliary cholangitis is an autoimmune disease in which the bile ducts are inflamed and slowly destroyed. It previously was called primary biliary cirrhosis. Bile is a fluid made in the liver. It helps with digestion and absorbing certain vitamins.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis - Symptoms and causes
2023年6月21日 · Primary sclerosing (skluh-ROHS-ing) cholangitis (koh-lan-JIE-tis) is a disease of the bile ducts. Bile ducts carry the digestive liquid bile from your liver to your small intestine. In primary sclerosing cholangitis, inflammation causes scars within the bile ducts. These scars make the ducts hard and narrow and gradually cause serious liver damage.
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - Cleveland Clinic
2022年7月17日 · Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is the current name for what was previously called primary biliary cirrhosis. PBC and PSC are both progressive bile duct-related liver diseases, with similar symptoms and effects. Both diseases cause the …
Primary Biliary Cholangitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年2月12日 · Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), formerly termed primary biliary cirrhosis, is an autoimmune disorder that gradually destroys intrahepatic bile ducts, resulting in periportal inflammation and cholestasis. Prolonged hepatic cholestasis subsequently causes cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ...
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are two major types of chronic cholestatic liver disease. Each disorder has distinguishing features and variable progression, but both may ultimately result in cirrhosis and hepatic failure.
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年2月12日 · Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic and progressive cholestatic liver disorder of unknown etiology. Inflammation, fibrosis, and stricturing of intrahepatic or extrahepatic biliary ducts characterize PSC.
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis / Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease predominantly affecting middle-aged women. It is hypothesized that PBC begins with loss of immune self tolerance, leading to damage of the biliary epithelial cells of small bile ducts.