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The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ... (PSC) PSC is a ... • CHOLANGITIS ... judicious use of ERCP ... Primary #Sclerosing #Cholangitis
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ... pathophysiology #pbc ... #psc #hepatology
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
Primary sclerosing cholangitis ... (PSC) - Malignancy ... - Annual US or MRCP ... Primary #sclerosing #cholangitis ... #PSC #Malignancy
Summary table of comparison of the difference between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis
primary biliary cholangitis ... (PBC) and primary ... sclerosing cholangitis ... (PSC).
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) and IBD - IBD Algorithm

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#PSC #IBD #Algorithm #IBDAlgorithm #gastroenterology
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ... (PSC) and IBD - ... @wabillin #PSC
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Indications for ERCP ... biliary strictures (PSC ... fluid collections (PFC ... Therapeutic ERCP ... major papilla #ERCP
Liver Flukes on ERCP
Here are liver flukes (Fasciola hepatica) extracted from the bile duct during ERCP
Liver Flukes on ERCP ... bile duct during ERCP ... in a 20F with cholangitis ... Liver #Flukes #ERCP ... clinical #EGD #ERCP
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
) - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis ... sclerosis group cholangitis ... #cholangitis #diagnosis
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Primary biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC) - Other ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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SjS, SLE, DM, SSc ... , PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... , PBC/SSc OS ... , SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS