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ReviewPathologica2021

Autoimmune biliary diseases: primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Samantha Sarcognato, Diana Sacchi, Federica Grillo, Nora Cazzagon, Luca Fabris, Massimiliano Cadamuro, Ivana Cataldo, Claudia Covelli, Alessandra Mangia, Maria Guido

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In one paragraph

Review in Pathologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
53citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis (2021)].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2022
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  8. The intersection of liver cirrhosis and pulmonary fibrosis.Journal of translational medicine · 2025
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  11. Large duct primary sclerosing cholangitis with or without inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi patients.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2025
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  12. A case of pregnancy complicated by caroli disease.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025
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  14. Bioengineered Bile Duct for Liver Regenerative Medicine and Bile Duct Reconstruction.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Samantha SarcognatoDepartment of Pathology, Azienda ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy.
Diana SacchiDepartment of Pathology, Azienda ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy.
Federica GrilloAnatomic Pathology Unit, University of Genova and Policlinico San Martino Hospital, Genova, Italy.
Nora CazzagonDepartment of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology - DISCOG, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Luca FabrisDepartment of Molecular Medicine - DMM, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Massimiliano CadamuroDepartment of Molecular Medicine - DMM, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Ivana CataldoDepartment of Pathology, Azienda ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy.
Claudia CovelliPathology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
Alessandra MangiaLiver Unit, Fondazione IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
Maria GuidoDepartment of Pathology, Azienda ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy.
University of Padua · ITAzienda ULSS 9 TREVISO · ITCasa Sollievo della Sofferenza · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITOspedale Policlinico San Martino · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoimmune cholestatic liver diseases are rare hepato-biliary disorders characterized by a progressive, inflammatory destruction of bile ducts. Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are the main autoimmune cholestatic liver diseases. Both may evolve into secondary biliary cirrhosis and its complications. Therapeutic options are limited and liver transplantation remains the only definitive treatment for PBC and PSC. Most PBC and PSC patients have a typical presentation, which does not require liver biopsy. However, in routine clinical practice, important variants or specific subgroups that benefit from liver biopsy for proper management may be observed. Herein, we provide a general overview of clinical and pathological characteristic of PBC and PSC, highlighting the most important features for routine diagnostic practice.

Indexed as

Autoimmune DiseasesCholangitis, SclerosingLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryHumansautoimmune cholangitisimmune-mediated cholangitisoverlap variantsPBCPSC

Identifiers

PMID34294935
PMCPMC8299325
OpenAlexW3182945548

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