Localized primary sclerosing cholangitis mimicking a cholecystectomy stricture relieved by an endoprosthesis.
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.
Oren
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Department of Medicine A, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Goldin
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Harats
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Libson
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Shouval
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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