Cholestatic syndromes

Continued advances in the field of liver cell biology and molecular biology have provided further insights into the normal physiology of bile secretio n and the pathogenesis and therapy for cholestatic syndromes. Important new data have also been published about pathogenesis, clinical features, and t reatment of primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, drug -induced cholestasis, and cholestatic syndromes caused by viral infections. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2000, 16:239-250 (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wi lkins, Inc.