Ursodeoxycholic acid for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis

Keith Lindor

doi:10.1056/NEJMct074694

Ursodeoxycholic acid for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis

Keith Lindor

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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)
Number of pages	1
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	357
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMct074694
State	Published - Oct 11 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Lindor, K. (2007). Ursodeoxycholic acid for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis. New England Journal of Medicine, 357(15). https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMct074694

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