PMID: 26328042Sep 4, 2015Paper

Frequency and risk factors of primary sclerosing cholangitis among patients with inflammatory bowel disease in North-East of Iran

Gastroenterology and Hepatology From Bed to Bench
Ahmad Khosravi KhorashadHassan Vossoughi Nia

Abstract

To identify primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) predisposing factors in order to prevent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) progression to PSC. IBD is commonly associated with PSC and there is no effective therapy for PSC except for liver transplantation. This retrospective study was conducted on 447 IBD patients from IBD Clinics of Ghaem and Emam Reza Hospitals. Data were collected by interview and through a review of the patients' medical records. Patients were divided into two groups: those with IBD and PSC (IBD-PSC) and those without PSC. Variables were compared between two groups and those with statistically significant differences in IBD-PSC group were considered as predictive factors for the development of PSC. The frequency of PSC in IBDs was 4.3% and all were ulcerative colitis. The mean age of patients with PSC was 39.1±11.33 years. The male to female proportion in PSCs was 3.8:1 and in IBDs was 0.9:1. There were statistically significant associations between PSC and gender, IBD duration and UC extension, mucocutaneous involvement, oral contraceptive pills (OCP) consumption, history of surgery and history of PSC in the first- degree relatives. PSC frequency among IBD patients in North-East of Iran was 4.3%. It is recom...Continue Reading

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