All of the following are true for patients of ulcerative colitis associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), EXCEPT:
Colectomy for colitis makes no difference to the course of primary sclerosing cholangitis. Inpatients with associated ulcerative colitis the course of each disease seems independent of the other. Ref: Schwaz Principles of Surgery, 8th Edition, Page 1210
They may develop biliary cirrhosis
May have raised alkaline phosphatase
Increased risk of hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
PSC reves after a total colectomy