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Cholangitis: eMedicine Gastroenterology

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Overview: Cholangitis is an infection of the biliary tract with the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality. Many patients with acute cholangitis respond to antibiotic therapy; however, patients with severe or toxic cholangitis may not respond ...

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Tags: Poison, Gastroenterology, Infection, Antibiotic

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Most Recently Shared on May 10, 2010 at 6:13 pm By:

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Cholangitis is an infection of the biliary tract with the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality. http://bit.ly/9BE6aA

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Gastroenterology Article | High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid increases risk of adverse outcomes in patients with early stage primary sclerosing cholangitis

mdlinx.com — “High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid increases risk of adverse outcomes in patients with early stage primary sclerosing cholangitisView full resource at mdlinx.com

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High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid increases risk of adverse outcomes in patients with early stage primary scler... http://t.co/5s0YW4uG #GI

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Gastroenterology Article | Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

mdlinx.com — “Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography Does Not Reliably Distinguish IgG4-Associated Cholangitis From Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis or CholangiocarcinomaView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography Does Not Reliably Distinguish IgG4-Associated Cholangitis From Primary... http://t.co/alyYycJM #GI

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Gastroenterology Article | Positron-Emission Tomography

mdlinx.com — “The Value of F-18 FDG PET in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Cholangiocarcinoma Using Visual and Semiquantitative AnalysisView full resource at mdlinx.com

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The Value of F-18 FDG PET in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Cholangiocarcinoma Using Visua... http://t.co/2kGsQuD #GI

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Gastroenterology Article | Cholangitis

mdlinx.com — “Fever-based antibiotic therapy for acute cholangitis following successful endoscopic biliary drainageView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Fever-based antibiotic therapy for acute cholangitis following successful endoscopic biliary drainage: Journ... http://t.co/YVqhBhr #GI

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Gastroenterology Article | Cholangitis

mdlinx.com — “Prevalence and Clinical Implications of Positive Serum Anti-Microsomal Antibodies in Symptomatic Patients with Ileal PouchesView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Gastroenterology Article | Cholangitis, Sclerosing

mdlinx.com — “Antibiotics for the Treatment of Primary Sclerosing CholangitisView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Antibiotics for the Treatment of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: American Journal of Therapeutics http://bit.ly/kxiLZ9 #GI

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Gastroenterology Article | Hepatitis, Autoimmune

mdlinx.com — “Management options for primary sclerosing cholangitis and its variant forms - IgG4-associated cholangitis and overlap with autoimmune hepatitisView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Management options for primary sclerosing cholangitis and its variant forms - IgG4-associated cholangitis an... http://bit.ly/hOqOK9 #GI

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Internal Medicine Article | Liver Failure

mdlinx.com — “Diagnosis and management of acute liver failureView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Diagnosis and management of acute liver failure: Current Opinion in Gastroenterology http://bit.ly/diBw0E #medicine

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Gastroenterology Article | Cholangitis

mdlinx.com — “Successful low-dose azathioprine for myasthenia gravis despite hepatopathy from primary sclerosing cholangitis: a case reportView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Successful low-dose azathioprine for myasthenia gravis despite hepatopathy from primary sclerosing cholangit... http://bit.ly/dmlcYI #GI

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Gastroenterology Article | Pancreatitis

mdlinx.com — “Autoimmune pancreatitis and IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitisView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Autoimmune pancreatitis and IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis: Current Opinion in Rheumatology http://bit.ly/a4K15L #GI

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Family Medicine Article | Cholangitis, Sclerosing

mdlinx.com — “Primary sclerosing cholangitisView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Primary sclerosing cholangitis: Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology http://bit.ly/dqigmW #FamPractice

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NHS Evidence - Gastroenterology and liver diseases - Antibiotic prophylaxis for patients undergoing elective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

library.nhs.uk — “Background The use of prophylactic antibiotics before endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is recommended by all major international gastroenterological societies, especially in the presence of an obstructed biliary system. Their use is intended to decrease or eliminate the incidence of complications following the procedure, namely cholangitis, cholecystitis, septicaemia, and pancreatitis. Objectives To assess the benefits and harms of antibiotics before elective ERCP in patientView full resource at library.nhs.uk

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Antibiotic prophylaxis for patients undergoing elective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Background... http://bit.ly/bNRq7o

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Gastroenterology News & Articles - MDLinx - Cholangitis, Sclerosing on #MDlinx

mdlinx.com — “Gastroenterology News & Articles - MDLinx - Cholangitis, Sclerosing on #MDlinxView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Small bile duct involvement in IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis: liver biopsy and cholangiography correlatio... http://bit.ly/9LejBB #GI

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Encephalopathy, Hepatic: eMedicine Gastroenterology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Definition Hepatic encephalopathy is a syndrome observed in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatic encephalopathy is defined as a spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities in patients with liver dysfunction, after exclusion of other known brain disease. Hepatic encephalopathy is characterized by ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Hepatic encephalopathy is a syndrome observed in patients with cirrhosis. Learn more about hepatic encephalopathy. http://bit.ly/csoGNV

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Gastritis, Acute: eMedicine Gastroenterology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Acute gastritis is a term covering a broad spectrum of entities that induce inflammatory changes in the gastric mucosa. The different etiologies share the same general clinical presentation. However, they differ in their unique histologic characteristics. ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Acute gastritis is a term covering a broad spectrum of entities that induce inflammatory changes in the gastric mucosa. http://bit.ly/bE8HxK

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