Management of primary sclerosing cholangitis

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 137-141

  Lutz, Holger H ^a   Tischendorf, Jens J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholangiocellular carcinoma; Cholestatic liver disease; Dominant stenoses; Endoscopy; NorUDCA; Primary sclerosing cholangitis; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866347585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i6.137     Document Type: Editorial

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