Chris Elgee





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Happy Birthday to Me! Come help me celebrate the 1st anniversary of my liver transplant. The celebration will take place on August 8 and 9 from 9am to 3pm at the Elm Street Stop and Shop in West Haven. There will be information available about organ/tissue donation plus some goodies....

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What is PSC?

--> Full Name: Christopher Elgee

--> Born: October 13, 1974

--> Birthplace: Milford, CT

--> Height: 5'5" Weight: 150

--> Bats: Right

--> Throws: Right

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic (lasting years and decades), progressive (worsening over time) disease of the bile ducts that channel bile from the liver into the intestines.

In primary sclerosing cholangitis, the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts become inflamed, scarred and thickened (sclerotic), narrowed, and finally obstructed. Obstruction of the ducts can lead to abdominal pain, itching, jaundice, infection in the bile ducts (cholangitis), and liver scarring that leads to liver cirrhosis and liver failure.