PSC: Role of extrahepatic biliary resection.

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Most centers advocate orthotopic

liver transplantation (OLT) for patients with primary sclerosing

cholangitis (PSC) and cirrhosis. Management

of PSC patients without cirrhosis remains controversial. We

examined the results of extrahepatic biliary resection (EHBR) for PSC……… http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18471705?dopt=Abstract

Noncirrhotic patients with PSC…….low perioperative

morbidity, few readmissions, no new cholangiocarcinomas,

and 10-year survival > 60%.

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