Routine MCP or ERCP surveillance for Cholagniocarcinoma or Liver Cancer in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis – pro
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, cholestatic liver disease characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of both intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. It is thoughtto be an immune mediated, progressive disorder that eventually develops into cirrhosis, portal hypertension and hepatic decompensation, in the majority of patients. Guidelines do not recommend routine MRCP or ERCP to screen for chalngiocarcinoma or hepatocellular carcinoma. They do recommend that patients with deterioration in their constitutional performance status or liver biochemical-related parameters should undergo an evaluation for CCA.
Chapman R, Fevery J, Kalloo A, Nagorney DM, Boberg KM, Shneider B, Gores GJ, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis. Hepatology 2010 Feb;51(2):660-78. http://www.aasld.org/practiceguidelines/Documents/Practice%20Guidelines/PSC_2-2010.pdf
Ali Shorbagi, Yusuf Bayraktar Primary sclerosing cholangitis – What is the difference between east and west? World J Gastroenterol 2008 July 7; 14(25): 3974-3981
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