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The role of imaging in determining prognosis for primary sclerosing cholangitis: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Dan Segal,
Paul Marotta,
Mahmoud Mosli,
Guangyong Zou,
Brian G. Feagan,
Bandar Al-Judaıbı
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_478_18
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , primary sclerosing cholangitis , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , cochrane library , gastroenterology , meta analysis , disease , pancreatitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive, fibrotic bile duct disease. Resultant complications include infection, progressive liver disease and cancer. While diagnosis relies extensively on imaging, the role of imaging in determining prognosis is unclear. The aim of this study was to systematically review existing imaging indices and features that predict PSC progression.

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