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The phenotypic expression of inflammatory bowel disease in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis differs in the distribution of colitis.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Sept 2013
Schaeffer David F, Win Lay Lay, Hafezi-Bakhtiari Sara, Cino Maria, Hirschfield Gideon M, El-Zimaity Hala
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BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is reported to be mild and prone to right-side predominance with rectal sparing. However, no dedicated studies evaluating patterns of presentation of liver disease with respect to IBD are available. METHODS: We performed a detailed histological examination of the colonic biopsies in the context of PSC, identifying 97...
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