In this Article

• What is primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)?
• How common is primary sclerosing cholangitis?
• What causes primary sclerosing cholangitis?
• What are the symptoms of primary sclerosing cholangitis?
• What are the complications of primary sclerosing cholangitis?
• How is the diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis made?
• How is primary sclerosing cholangitis treated?
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis At A Glance
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Glossary
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Index

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 transplantation.

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