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Cholangitis, Sclerosing MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Cholangitis, Sclerosing
Tree Number(s)
C06.130.120.200.110
Unique ID
D015209
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015209
Scope Note
Chronic inflammatory disease of the BILIARY TRACT. It is characterized by fibrosis and hardening of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary ductal systems leading to bile duct strictures, CHOLESTASIS, and eventual BILIARY CIRRHOSIS.
Entry Term(s)
Cholangiitis, Sclerosing
Cholangitis, Primary Sclerosing
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Sclerosing Cholangitis
Previous Indexing
Cholangitis (1966-1988)
Sclerosis (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note
89
History Note
89
Date Introduced
1989/01/01
Last Updated
2013/07/08
Cholangitis, Sclerosing Preferred
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Related
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