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Intrahepatic cystic biliary dilatation constitutes a significant prognostic factor in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Laetitia NguyenNora CazzagonChristophe CorpechotSanaâ El MouhadiSara LemoinneOlivier ChazouillèresLionel Arrivé
Published in: European radiology (2018)
• Cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic biliary ducts affects young patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis and is characterized by a markedly variable radiological evolution. • Biliary wall inflammation, found in explanted livers, could be a key feature in the pathogenesis of cystic dilatation. • Cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic biliary ducts is characterized by an unfavorable course and constitutes a significant prognostic factor of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Keyphrases
  • prognostic factors
  • ulcerative colitis
  • machine learning
  • middle aged