Abstract
Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) frequently manifest features of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). We sought to understand factors affecting expert management, with the goal of facilitating uniformity of care. A Survey Monkey questionnaire with four hypothetical cases suggesting a potential AIH/PSC variant was sent to hepatologists spanning global practices. Eighty responses from clinicians in 23 countries were obtained. Most of the respondents would request a liver biopsy, and stated that the cases presented could not be appropriately managed without a biopsy. Despite the fact that histology did not unequivocally support an AIH/PSC variant in three of the four cases, this diagnosis was reached by most of the respondents for all cases, except case 1, in which 49% were diagnosed with AIH/PSC. There was a wide variation of suggested medical treatment. For three cases, the most commonly chosen treatment options did not exceed 35%, indicating a lack management consensus. Most respondents would treat with ursodeoxycholic acid, despite current American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases guidelines, either alone or in combination with immunosuppression. European clinicians recommended ursodeoxycholic acid more fre...Continue Reading
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