title: [Dilatation of bile ducts in polycystic kidney disease in adults].
abstract: We report the cases of 4 adult patients with polycystic kidney disease and dilatation of bile ducts. Dilatation involved the extra-hepatic bile ducts in all 4 cases and also affected the intra-hepatic bile ducts in 3 cases. A prospective ultrasonographic study in search of biliary tract abnormalities was undertaken in 40 patients with dominant polycystic kidney disease. No bile duct dilatation was found in this series, which indicates that the lesion is rare. The 4 cases reported here increase the collection of hepatobiliary lesions associated with polycystic kidney disease of adults.
authors: Département de Néphrologie, Hôpital Necker, Paris.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Grateau
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Hospitel
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Charbonneau
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Abeille
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Franco
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Guillodo
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Cledes
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Grunfeld
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine
vernacular_title: Dilatation des voies biliaires au cours de la polykystose rénale de l'adulte.