Psc

This is the definitive guide to help patients with the liver and bile duct disease primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC); one of the most enigmatic and challenging of all diseases. Areas covered include

• The causes of PSC: Who gets it and why?
• The link with inflammatory bowel disease
• How we diagnose PSC and screen for its complications
• Current approaches to treatment and where progress is likely to come
• Liver transplantation: Who, when and...
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This is the definitive guide to help patients with the liver and bile duct disease primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC); one of the most enigmatic and challenging of all diseases. Areas covered include

• The causes of PSC: Who gets it and why?
• The link with inflammatory bowel disease
• How we diagnose PSC and screen for its complications
• Current approaches to treatment and where progress is likely to come
• Liver transplantation: Who, when and why?
• The symptoms of PSC and how to control them
• Living with PSC. How to get the best possible care and live your life to the fullest degree

With the information in this book, written by one of the worlds leading experts on autoimmune liver disease, you can make sure you are getting the best possible treatment, and find out what you can do to help yourself.

This guide, which is a companion to the highly successful "PBC: The Definitive Guide for Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis" and "AIH: The Definitive Guide for Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis", can be read as a thorough explanation; a textbook for patients. Alternatively, with "two-minute versions" for each of the chapters, you get can all the key facts quickly. The book also has a dictionary of PSC which will help you understand the technical terms and medical jargon that you may encounter. The book is also ideal for the relatives and partners of PSC patients to help them better understand their loved one's medical problems. It will also be really useful for students, doctors, nurses and other professionals who are encountering PSC for the first time and want to find out more.


What people said about "PBC: The Definitive Guide for Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis
" An excellent book.....thank you for writing this" S

" This book is an absolute godsend......this amazing book is a must have for all PBC patients and their families" JP

"An essential purchase" C

"Professor Jones is amazing, thank you so much for writing this invaluable book" LE

"Every piece of information you need to know and more is contained within this bible" PL