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Table 2 Cause of death in PSC patients from 2000-2006

From: The prevalence, incidence and natural history of primary sclerosing cholangitis in an ethnically diverse population

Cause

 

Number of Deaths

Liver-related

  
 

Liver failure

7

 

Hepatorenal syndrome

4

 

Cholangiocarcinoma

3

 

Liver Cancer, unspecified

1

 

Cholangitis/Sepsis

1

Non Liver-related

  
 

Colon Cancer

2

 

Myocardial infarction

2

 

Squamous Cell Cancer

1

 

Pulmonary fibrosis

1

 

Pulmonary embolism

1

 

Urosepsis

1

 

Unknown

1

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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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