title: Cholangitis due to candidiasis of the extra-hepatic biliary tract.
abstract: A case of isolated candidal fungal balls in the common bile duct causing obstructive jaundice and cholangitis is described. There were no predisposing factors. The fungal balls were removed from the common bile duct and a transduodenal sphincteroplasty was performed. Microscopic analysis yielded colonies of candida. Postoperative period was uneventful. At follow-up no evidence of candida infection was evident. He is now 3 years post-surgery and is well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wig
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male