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- Liver Disease in Children
- Liver Disease in Children
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section I Pathophysiology of Pediatric Liver Disease
- Section II Cholestatic Liver Disease
- Section III Hepatitis and Immune Disorders
- Chapter 17 Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Virus in Children
- Chapter 18 Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Children
- Chapter 19 Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Children
- Chapter 20 Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children
- Chapter 21 Sclerosing Cholangitis in Children
- Chapter 22 Drug-Induced Liver Disease in Children
- Chapter 23 Liver Disease in Immunodeficiencies in Children
- Section IV Metabolic Liver Disease
- Section V Other Considerations and Issues in Pediatric Hepatology
- Index
- References
Chapter 21 - Sclerosing Cholangitis in Children
from Section III - Hepatitis and Immune Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 January 2021
- Liver Disease in Children
- Liver Disease in Children
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section I Pathophysiology of Pediatric Liver Disease
- Section II Cholestatic Liver Disease
- Section III Hepatitis and Immune Disorders
- Chapter 17 Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Virus in Children
- Chapter 18 Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Children
- Chapter 19 Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Children
- Chapter 20 Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children
- Chapter 21 Sclerosing Cholangitis in Children
- Chapter 22 Drug-Induced Liver Disease in Children
- Chapter 23 Liver Disease in Immunodeficiencies in Children
- Section IV Metabolic Liver Disease
- Section V Other Considerations and Issues in Pediatric Hepatology
- Index
- References
Summary
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an idiopathic progressive fibrosing cholangiopathy characterized by chronic inflammation and injury of the intra- and/or extrahepatic bile ducts, leading to fibrosis and cholestasis. Although much work has been done over the last several decades to further our understanding of this disease, the underlying mechanisms of pathogenesis remain elusive. To date, there are no effective therapies, and PSC continues to be a well-recognized cause of end-stage liver disease requiring liver transplantation in adults and children.
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- Liver Disease in Children , pp. 333 - 347Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021