primary sclerosing cholangitis
Medical Definition
Recurrent or persistant obstructive jaundice, frequently with ulcerative colitis, due to extensive obliterative fibrosis of the bile ducts.
Wikipedia Summary
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a long-term progressive disease of the liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, which normally allow bile to drain from the gallbladder. Affected individuals may have no symptoms or may experience signs and symptoms of liver disease, such as yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes, itching, and abdominal pain.
The bile duct scarring that occurs in PSC narrows the ducts of the biliary tree and impedes the flow of bile to the intestines...
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