#49 PSC And UC  Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease characterized by ulcerations limited to the mucosa/submucosa yet always involving the rectum. Lesions are in a continuous fashion. It is associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis which is an idiopathic disorder characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, and strictures of the extra/intrahepatic bile ducts. Symptoms and signs include jaundice, pruritus, and fatigue. Alk phos and bilirubin is increased and multiple bile duct strictures with dilatations are seen with ERCP. Patients with UC have a markedly increased risk of colorectal cancer and patients with PSC have an increased rate of cholangocarcinoma. 

#49 PSC And UC 

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease characterized by ulcerations limited to the mucosa/submucosa yet always involving the rectum. Lesions are in a continuous fashion. It is associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis which is an idiopathic disorder characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, and strictures of the extra/intrahepatic bile ducts. Symptoms and signs include jaundice, pruritus, and fatigue. Alk phos and bilirubin is increased and multiple bile duct strictures with dilatations are seen with ERCP. Patients with UC have a markedly increased risk of colorectal cancer and patients with PSC have an increased rate of cholangocarcinoma. 

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