title: Biliary tract obstruction due to sarcoidosis: a case report.
abstract: A 43-year old man presented with a clinical picture compatible with cholestatic jaundice. ERCP was suggestive of cholangiocarcinoma. Liver biopsy showed non-caseating granuloma. The diagnosis was a rare presentation of hepatic sarcoidosis causing obstruction to the biliary tract. Obstruction was alleviated with corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rezeig
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Fashir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001706:Biopsy; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone