Primary sclerosing cholangitis is an idiopathic, heterogeneous, cholestatic liver disease that is characterized by persistent, progressive, biliary inflammation and fibrosis. There is no effective ...

Although PSC has no cure, you can manage liver damage with early diagnosis and treatment. Here’s how PSC and UC are connected, and what you can do if you have both. Like UC, PSC is a chronic ...

Primary biliary cholangitis is a rare autoimmune disease that slowly damages the liver's bile ducts. Over time, this can lead to liver damage, which can progress to cirrhosis of the liver. Treatments ...

Cholangitis and cholecystitis are two conditions that share some similarities but have different causes and symptoms. Cholangitis affects the bile ducts, while cholecystitis affects the gallbladder.

Patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can use linerixibat to address cholestatic pruritus, which up to 89% of ...

Effective treatments for patients with primary biliary cholangitis are limited. Seladelpar, a peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor delta agonist, has potential benefits. In this phase 3, ...

AMSTERDAM — Patients with an incomplete response to first-line therapy for primary biliary cholangitis are significantly more likely to achieve a complete biochemical response with bezafibrate ...

Cholangitis is bile duct inflammation that can block bile flow and cause it to back up into the liver. This can cause liver damage without treatment. Symptoms vary by type and may be mild at first, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Traditionally, we haven’t paid a lot of attention to symptoms in PSC, except when patients have acute ...

Cholangitis describes inflammation in the bile ducts or biliary system. Some forms of cholangitis can be life threatening. Treatment may involve antibiotics, drainage of the bile duct, and intravenous ...

Editor’s note: This is an automatically generated transcript. Please notify editor@healio.com if there are concerns regarding accuracy of the transcription. Epidemiologically, PBC is more commonly ...

According to the results of a new international study, there may be a role for insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 4 (IGFBP4) in facilitating the interaction between macrophages and injured ...