title: Localized primary sclerosing cholangitis mimicking a cholecystectomy stricture relieved by an endoprosthesis.
abstract: Primary sclerosing cholangitis presenting as a localized stricture affecting a segment of the extrahepatic biliary tree is rarely found. We describe the case of a 39 year old woman with obstructive jaundice, in whom this diagnosis was proven by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography. An endoprosthesis was endoscopically introduced through the stenotic area which led to a dramatic improvement enabling a successful liver transplantation after 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine A, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oren
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harats
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Libson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shouval
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants