Chronic cholestatic liver diseases – Primary biliary cholangitis and Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Czech version

Authors: Tomáš Fejfar ¹; Tomáš Vaňásek ¹; Petr Hůlek ^1,2
Authors‘ workplace: II. interní gastroenterologická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové ¹; Katedra interních oborů LF OU Ostrava ²
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2020; 66(5): 287-300
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Overview

Cholestasis is defined as hepatocyte and cholangiocyte bile excretion failure or failure of bile transport to the duodenum. Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis as chronic progressive cholestatic diseases are the common reasons of chronic cholestasis. Altogether with cholestatic laboratory picture the pruritus, liver osteodystrophy and fatigue are associated symptoms in both diseases. All associated symptoms and complications are needed to be diagnosed and treated early. In case of liver cirrhosis complicatons of accompanied portal hypertension should be treated and liver transplantation must be considered in all those patients. Diagnosis of PBC is based on cholestatic laboratory features, animitochondrial antibody positivity or typical histological patern. Most patients are asymptomatic in time of diagnosis. First line therapy is ursodeoxycholic acid. In case of first line therapy failure, the prognosis is unfavourable. In this case, second line therapy must be considered. In case of PSC the diagnosis is based on MRCP finding mainly, laboratory test and liver biopsy in some cases. Progressive inflamatory and fibrosing impairment affecting intrahepatic and extrahepatict biliary ducts and strong association with inflamatory bowel disease, especially ulcerative colitis is typical for PSC. Endoscopic therapy with dilatation of dominant structure is crucial. The effect of pharmacotherapy is still being discussed and ursodeoxycholic acid could be used. During follow up patients are in the risk of bacterial cholangitis and malignant tumor development (cholangiogenic and colorectal carcinoma mainly). In PSC patients the severe pruritus and reccurent bacterial cholangitis could be an indication for the liver transplantation.

Keywords:

diagnostics – biliary cholangitis – cholangitis – cholestasis – sclerosing cholangitis – treatment

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