Predictors of Successful Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) can be a challenging and sometimes gratifying opportunity for therapeutic intervention. Although there often appears to be initial radiological improvement after ERCP, the benefit as measured...

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Main Authors: R Enns, MA Eloubeidi, K Mergener, PS Jowell, MS Branch, J Baillie
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/475603
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description Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) can be a challenging and sometimes gratifying opportunity for therapeutic intervention. Although there often appears to be initial radiological improvement after ERCP, the benefit as measured by serial estimations of subsequent liver enzymes is questionable. The fluctuating course of the inflammatory process makes the interpretation of serology even more difficult.
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spelling doaj-art-ee31bf268cd84e6da93e9d75708673d92025-02-03T01:32:11ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002003-01-0117424324810.1155/2003/475603Predictors of Successful Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde CholangiopancreatographyR Enns0MA Eloubeidi1K Mergener2PS Jowell3MS Branch4J Baillie5St Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, USAEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) can be a challenging and sometimes gratifying opportunity for therapeutic intervention. Although there often appears to be initial radiological improvement after ERCP, the benefit as measured by serial estimations of subsequent liver enzymes is questionable. The fluctuating course of the inflammatory process makes the interpretation of serology even more difficult.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/475603
spellingShingle R Enns
MA Eloubeidi
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Predictors of Successful Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Predictors of Successful Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
title_full Predictors of Successful Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
title_fullStr Predictors of Successful Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
title_full_unstemmed Predictors of Successful Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
title_short Predictors of Successful Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
title_sort predictors of successful clinical and laboratory outcomes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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