Global incidence, prevalence and features of primary sclerosing cholangitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tej I MehtaSimcha WeissmanBrian M FungJohn SotiriadisKeith D Lindor James H Tabibian

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)

While considerable heterogeneity exists in the geoepidemiology of PSC, overall, the classical dogmata of male predilection, bimodal distribution of mean age and high PSC-IBD concurrence appear to hold true. Despite a seemingly stable IR over time, further studies are needed to better understand the geoepidemiology of PSC.

Keyphrases

risk factors
ulcerative colitis
single cell
case control