Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 1994
Comparative StudyHepatobiliary disease in ulcerative colitis. An analysis of 18 patients with hepatobiliary lesions classified as small-duct primary sclerosing cholangitis.
The aim of the present study was to describe the characteristics of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and hepatobiliary disease that does not satisfy the diagnostic cholangiographic criteria of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and to compare this group with PSC patients. ⋯ The patients in group II of this study constitute a major group with hepatobiliary lesions associated with UC, amounting to one-fourth the number of PSC patients. They have several similarities with classical PSC of the large bile ducts, and we suggest that they be classified as having small-duct PSC.