Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a rare chronic autoimmune-mediated cholestatic liver
disease involving medium and small bile ducts that can lead to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. To …

Cholangitis refers to inflammation of the bile ducts with or without accompanying infection.
When intermittent or persistent inflammation lasts 6 months or more, the condition is …

Background & Aims Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is commonly associated with
extraintestinal complications, including autoimmune liver disease. The co-occurrence of IBD …

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune disease causing inflammation in
interlobular bile ducts, leading to cholestasis, hepatocyte damage, and fibrosis. Often …

Hepatic ductopenia is a pathologic diagnosis characterized by a decrease in the number of
intrahepatic bile ducts as a consequence of various underlying etiologies. Some etiologies …

Background and aims Liver stiffness measurements (LSMs) by 2-dimensional-shear-wave
elastography (LSM2D-SWE) are now widely used in hepatology. However, relevant …

Background Splenomegaly is not just a consequence of numerous chronic and acute
conditions but may also contribute to their severity, due to the interaction of the spleen with …

Numerous conditions and pathologies affect the biliary system, many of which have
underlying benign courses. However, these overall benign conditions can predispose the …

Background Our study aimed to analyze the characteristics of ultrasound images
corresponding to each histological stage of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Methods We …

Objective To analyze the diagnostic efficacy of the periportal hypoechoic band (PHB) in the
histological stage of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Methods We …