RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 British Society of Gastroenterology and UK-PSC guidelines for the diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis
JF Gut
JO Gut
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology
SP 1356
OP 1378
DO 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317993
VO 68
IS 8
A1 Michael Huw Chapman
A1 Douglas Thorburn
A1 Gideon M Hirschfield
A1 George G J Webster
A1 Simon M Rushbrook
A1 Graeme Alexander
A1 Jane Collier
A1 Jessica K Dyson
A1 David EJ Jones
A1 Imran Patanwala
A1 Collette Thain
A1 Martine Walmsley
A1 Stephen P Pereira
YR 2019
UL http://gut.bmj.com/content/68/8/1356.abstract
AB These guidelines on the management of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) were commissioned by the British Society of Gastroenterology liver section. The guideline writing committee included medical representatives from hepatology and gastroenterology groups as well as patient representatives from PSC Support. The guidelines aim to support general physicians, gastroenterologists and surgeons in managing adults with PSC or those presenting with similar cholangiopathies which may mimic PSC, such as IgG4 sclerosing cholangitis. It also acts as a reference for patients with PSC to help them understand their own management. Quality of evidence is presented using the AGREE II format. Guidance is meant to be used as a reference rather than for rigid protocol-based care as we understand that management of patients often requires individual patient-centred considerations.