Primary sclerosing cholangitis – The arteriosclerosis of the bile duct?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology affecting the large bile ducts and characterized by periductal fibrosis and stricture formation, which ultimately result in biliary cirrhosis and liver failure. Arterioscl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Trauner Michael, Moustafa Tarek, Fickert Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Online Access:http://www.lipidworld.com/content/6/1/3