Genetic predisposition increases the risk of gallstones in patients with PSC: Single center, prospective analysis
Background and objective: Gallstone disease (GD) is common in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), affecting up to 25% of patients (Said et al. J Hepatol 2008). The development of GD is linked to chronic cholestasism disturbances in bile acid homeostasis, and impaired gallbladder motility which [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Authors
- P. Milkiewicz
- M. Krawczyk
- H H Schmidt
- S. N. Weber
- F. Lammert
- B. Kruk
Institutions
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2026-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/26vzmnrw126
- Primary Topic
- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00