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Ursodeoxycholic acid treatment in a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis
R S Wouters1, L P Bos, L G Engels
1Department of Gastroenterology, Maaslandziekenhuis, Sittard.
The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
|August 1, 1990
Abstract:
A women with stage I-II primary biliary cirrhosis was treated with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). During UDCA treatment a notable improvement in biochemical liver profile was achieved. Liver histology did not deteriorate after one year UDCA. UDCA offers a promising non-toxic alternative in the treatment of PBC.