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Preferred term

Cholangitis, Sclerosing  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Chronic inflammatory disease of the BILIARY TRACT. It is characterized by fibrosis and hardening of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary ductal systems leading to bile duct strictures, CHOLESTASIS, and eventual BILIARY CIRRHOSIS.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cholangiitis, Sclerosing
  • Sclerosing Cholangitis

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-W1TF9DLZ-1

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