Guest guest Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Barb, I am certainly not the medical expert but I don't belive the second article you sighted relates to PSC. The first does indeed mention " sclerosing cholangitis " but it is difficult to tell in trying to descipher the medical jargon whether there is a direct relationship or it is simply a co-existing condition. Sclerosing referes to the hardening of tissue, veins, ducts, etc. but can be used in different contexts. By pairing it with the word cholangitis, this is what directly relates it the bile ducts. I am sure Aubrey can correct me if I am incorrect, just wanted to make sure the correct information was out there. sclerosis , hardening (pop) cholangitis , bile duct inflammation (pop) in Seattle > Aubrey, > > I found another study on PSC & Blindness - but along the way I found many > articles relating PSC to some sort of blindness. Who knew? Barb In Texas > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 aubrey wrote "I believe the gold standard for diagnosis of PSC remains the ERCP. Biopsy diagnosis is difficult because of the size of the sample." aubrey, of course you're right! (what was i thinking? because, yes, you're removing this teeny-tiny section from something as big as a football. or even larger.) thanks, aubrey! and here's a saturday morning question: how does the liver regeneration process factor into psc-diseased livers becoming so enlarged, over time? maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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