TY - JOUR
T1 - Sclerosing cholangitis epidemiology and etiology
AU - Lazaridis, Konstantinos N.
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - Sclerosing cholangitis represents a spectrum of chronic biliary diseases that either has an unknown etiology (i.e., primary) or is caused by identifiable insults to the biliary tree (i.e., secondary). To date, the epidemiology of primary sclerosing cholangitis has been appraised; however, its etiology continues to be unclear. In contrast, the etiology of secondary sclerosing cholangitis is always known, but the epidemiology of this clinical entity is difficult to study.
AB - Sclerosing cholangitis represents a spectrum of chronic biliary diseases that either has an unknown etiology (i.e., primary) or is caused by identifiable insults to the biliary tree (i.e., secondary). To date, the epidemiology of primary sclerosing cholangitis has been appraised; however, its etiology continues to be unclear. In contrast, the etiology of secondary sclerosing cholangitis is always known, but the epidemiology of this clinical entity is difficult to study.
KW - Cholestasis
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Pathogenesis
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U2 - 10.1007/s11605-007-0344-3
DO - 10.1007/s11605-007-0344-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 17957439
AN - SCOPUS:38949208761
SN - 1091-255X
VL - 12
SP - 417
EP - 419
JO - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
JF - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
IS - 3
ER -