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==Primary sclerosing cholangitis==
==Primary sclerosing cholangitis==
*Abbreviated ''PSC''.
*Abbreviated ''PSC''.
 
*[[AKA]] ''pericholangitis''; considered a synonym for ''small duct PSC''.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/181889-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/181889-overview]. Accessed on: 25 January 2012.</ref>
===General===
===General===
*Strongly associated with [[ulcerative colitis]]; 75-90% of PSC patients have [[inflammatory bowel disease]] (IBD).<ref name=emed_psc_over>Khurana V, Singh T. Primary sclerosing cholangitis. eMedicine.com. URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/187724-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/187724-overview]. Accessed on: 29 November 2009.</ref>
*Strongly associated with [[ulcerative colitis]]; 75-90% of PSC patients have [[inflammatory bowel disease]] (IBD).<ref name=emed_psc_over>Khurana V, Singh T. Primary sclerosing cholangitis. eMedicine.com. URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/187724-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/187724-overview]. Accessed on: 29 November 2009.</ref>
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