Efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid for primary biliary cholangitis: Experience from a tertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia

Efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid for primary biliary cholangitis: Experience from a tertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia

Background: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a progressive autoimmune cholestatic liver disease that primarily affects females more than males and may lead to end-stage liver disease. We studied baseline characteristics, and the biochemical and clinical response to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a...

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Main Authors: Ahmed H AlWabel, Musthafa Peedikayil, Sulaiman AlNasser, Khalid AlHusaini, Othman AlHekail, Saleh A Alqahtani, Ibrahim H AlTraif, Hamad AlAshgar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
efficacy
liver disease
primary biliary cholangitis
ursodeoxycholic acid
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