Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase: A Friend against Cholestatic Itch? A Retrospective Observational Data Analysis in Patients with Extrahepatic Cholestasis

Background and Aim of This Study. Itch frequently occurs in patients with chronic cholestasis. However, it remains unclear why some patients do and others do not develop pruritus. In addition, drug treatment is frequently ineffective. We repeatedly observed that cholestatic patients without itch had...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Floris W. Haijer, Cornelis B. Van Vliet, Marjolein G. J. Brusse-Keizer, Job A. M. Van der Palen, Marjo J. Kerbert-Dreteler, Jeroen J. Kolkman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2903171