Abstract
A 52-year-old woman receives a diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis. Treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid is recommended. Therapy with this drug appears to prolong transplantation-free survival, although the mechanism of benefit is unclear.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 357 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 11 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Ursodeoxycholic acid for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis. / Lindor, Keith.
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AB - A 52-year-old woman receives a diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis. Treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid is recommended. Therapy with this drug appears to prolong transplantation-free survival, although the mechanism of benefit is unclear.
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