Characteristic features of ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of the colon. The most frequent symptoms include bloody diarrhoea with rectal urgency and tenesmus. It is often complicated by the presence of primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic, cholestatic liver disease, characterised by the inflamm...

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Main Authors: Artur W. Uździcki, Marta Wawrzynowicz-Syczewska
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Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2021-09-01
Series:Gastroenterology Review
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description Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of the colon. The most frequent symptoms include bloody diarrhoea with rectal urgency and tenesmus. It is often complicated by the presence of primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic, cholestatic liver disease, characterised by the inflammation and fibrosis of bile ducts. The presence of primary sclerosing cholangitis seems to alter the course of ulcerative colitis, changing its natural course.
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spellingShingle Artur W. Uździcki
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Characteristic features of ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis
Gastroenterology Review
ulcerative colitis
primary sclerosing cholangitis
inflammatory bowel disease.
title Characteristic features of ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis
title_full Characteristic features of ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis
title_fullStr Characteristic features of ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis
title_full_unstemmed Characteristic features of ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis
title_short Characteristic features of ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis
title_sort characteristic features of ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis
topic ulcerative colitis
primary sclerosing cholangitis
inflammatory bowel disease.
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