Surgery – MCQ 92 – Ulcerative colitis with primary sclerosing cholangitis

All of the following are true for patients of ulcerative colitis associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), except:
A. They may develop biliary cirrhosis
B. May have raised alkaline phosphatase
C. Increased risk of hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
D. PSC reverts after a total colectomy

Correct answer : D. PSC reverts after a total colectomy

Colectomy does not alter the course of PSC.