The summaries are free for public
use. The Chronic Liver Disease
Foundation will continue to add and
archive summaries of articles deemed
relevant to CLDF by the Board of
Trustees and its Advisors.
Abstract Details
Autoimmune Biliary Diseases: A Review of Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Immunoglobulin G4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis, and Autoimmune Hepatitis
1Department of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, C3.163, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. Electronic address: suzanne.evans@cchmc.org.
2Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, MSB 1464, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
Abstract
Autoimmune and immune-mediated biliary diseases represent a small proportion of biliary disorders, but owing to their progressive nature, lead to end-stage liver disease, necessitating liver transplantation for definitive management.