Cholangitis
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Cholangitis Outlook
Facts about cholangitis:
With early treatment, most people with cholangitis recover completely.
Those in whom the infection has spread into the bloodstream, usually die from the disease.
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Cholangitis Complications
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Cholangitis References:
Bergquist A, Broome U. Clinical features in primary sclerosing cholangitis. Clin Liver Dis. 1998 May;2(2):283-301, viii.
Gossard AA, Angulo P, Lindor KD. Secondary sclerosing cholangitis: a comparison to primary sclerosing cholangitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jun;100(6):1330-3.
Pall H, Jonas MM. Pediatric hepatobiliary disease. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2005 May;21(3):344-7.
