Brazilian society of hepatology recommendations for the diagnosis and management of autoimmune diseases of the liver

• Published in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia Vol. 52 Suppl 1; no. suppl 1; pp. 15 - 46
• Main Authors: Bittencourt, Paulo Lisboa, Cançado, Eduardo Luiz Rachid, Couto, Cláudia Alves, Levy, Cynthia, Porta, Gilda, Silva, Antônio Eduardo Benedito, Terrabuio, Debora Raquel Benedita, Carvalho Filho, Roberto José de, Chaves, Dalton Marques, Miura, Irene Kazue, Codes, Liana, Faria, Luciana Costa, Evangelista, Andreia Silva, Farias, Alberto Queiroz, Gonçalves, Luciana Lofêgo, Harriz, Michele, Lopes Neto, Edmundo Pessoa A, Luz, Gustavo Oliveira, Oliveira, Patrícia, Oliveira, Elze Maria Gomes de, Schiavon, Janaina Luz Narciso, Seva-Pereira, Tiago, Parise, Edison Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia e Outras Especialidades - IBEPEGE 01-12-2015; Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
• Subjects: Brazil; Cholangitis, Sclerosing - diagnosis; Cholangitis, Sclerosing - therapy; Cirrose biliar primária; Colangite esclerosante primária; Diagnóstico; GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY; Hepatite autoimune; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - diagnosis; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - therapy; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary - diagnosis; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary - therapy; Societies, Medical; Syndrome; Tratamento; Brazil; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Diagnóstico; Autoimmune hepatitis; Treatment; Colangite esclerosante primária; Hepatite autoimune; Primary sclerosing cholangitis; Cirrose biliar primária; Diagnosis; Tratamento
• ISSN: 0004-2803; 1678-4219; 1678-4219; 0004-2803
• DOI: 10.1590/S0004-28032015000500002

In order to draw evidence-based recommendations concerning the management of autoimmune diseases of the liver, the Brazilian Society of Hepatology has sponsored a single-topic meeting in October 18th, 2014 at São Paulo. An organizing committee comprised of seven investigators was previously elected by the Governing Board to organize the scientific agenda as well as to select twenty panelists to make a systematic review of the literature and to present topics related to the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cirrhosis and their overlap syndromes. After the meeting, all panelists gathered together for the discussion of the topics and the elaboration of those recommendations. The text was subsequently submitted for suggestions and approval of all members of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology through its homepage. The present paper is the final version of the reviewed manuscript organized in topics, followed by the recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology.