title: Expectant management of patients with unilateral hepatic duct stricture and liver atrophy.
abstract: Three patients with postcholecystectomy unilateral hepatic duct stricture and subsequent liver atrophy were treated conservatively, with a successful outcome of up to three years follow up. A better understanding of the pathophysiological sequelae of segmental hepatic duct obstruction suggests that in such circumstances reconstructive surgery, with its attendant risks, may not invariably be necessary.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male