Primary biliary cirrhosis is an autoimmune condition in ... or both An enlarged spleen, called splenomegaly Splenomegaly: Splenomegaly may cause the spleen to enlarge and retain platelets and ...

Splenomegaly is uncommon at presentation ... The diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis is currently based on three criteria: the presence of detectable antimitochondrial antibodies in serum ...

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), formerly known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is a disease caused by damage to bile ducts in the liver. These small channels carry the digestive fluid ...

The spleen was not palpable ... with transition into primary biliary cirrhosis. Although intraparenchymal inspissation of bile and parenchymal damage from bile stasis were seen the portal changes ...

Hepatomegaly, hilar adenopathy, splenomegaly ... or cirrhosis may be noted. Pulmonary fibrosis may be seen with pulmonary radiographic studies. The histologic hallmark of PBC is biliary epithelial ...

Splenomegaly causes up to 90% of platelets ... such as autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis. This is because increased antiplatelet immunoglobulin results in the immunologic ...

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), formerly known as primary biliary cirrhosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) both involve the breakdown of your bile ducts. Both conditions are also ...

Treatments usually keep primary biliary cholangitis from getting worse. If they don’t, your liver could start to fail. If that happens, your doctor will discuss a liver transplant. In this ...

Biliary cirrhosis occurs due to obstruction to the ... upper abdominal discomfort and jaundice. The liver and spleen may be larger than normal. The patient may show accumulation of fluid in ...

PBC, formerly known as primary biliary cirrhosis, causes inflammation in ... stomach, pancreas, spleen) and carries it to the liver. Esophageal Varices Enlarged veins in the esophagus, the tube ...

Sclerosing cholangitis and primary biliary cirrhosis, which is now called primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), are chronic cholestatic liver diseases, but they differ in their causes, affected bile ...