Caroli's disease: scintigraphic and radiographic findings.
Caroli's disease is a rare congenital anomaly of the liver. Since new diagnostic techniques for the evaluation of hepatic disease have been introduced, the number of reported cases of Caroli's disease has been gradually increasing. This report describes the case of a 13 year old girl with nausea, vomiting, fever and hepatomegaly. The diagnosis of Caroli's disease was established by ultrasonography and CT scan. The complications and management are discussed. The important points in management are to relieve symptoms and to conduct regular examinations by ultrasonography for the early detection of hepatobiliary carcinoma.
Nishida
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Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Otokoyama Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
Takemoto
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Yamamoto
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Sugimoto
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Kuge
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D000293:Adolescent; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C003693:technetium Tc 99m PIPIDA