Etiopathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2008; 14(21): 3350-3359
Published online Jun 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3350

Table 1 Causes and mimics of secondary sclerosing cholangitis (SSC)

	SSC
Causes	Surgical trauma to bile ducts
	Ischaemic injury eg after transplantation
	Hepatic arterial chemotherapy eg floxuridine
	Intraductal gallstones[3]
	Viral or bacterial infection eg CMV or cryptosporidiosis
	Caustic injury eg formalin treatment of hydatid disease
	Congenital abnormalities eg cystic fibrosis
Conditions mimicking sclerosing cholangitis on imaging	Malignancy eg metastatic carcinoma
	Hypereosinophilic syndrome
	Choledochal cyst

Citation: Chapman R, Cullen S. Etiopathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(21): 3350-3359
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i21/3350.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.3350