Hypereosinophilic sclerosing cholangitis: findings using half-Fourier magnetic resonance imaging.
Hypereosinophilic sclerosing cholangitis is a rare disease caused by eosinophilic infiltration of the gallbladder and biliary tract seen in the idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. We report a 42-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of cholecystitis and obstructive cholangitis. Imaging with magnetic resonance cholangiography using a half-Fourier spinecho sequence, we were able to visualize rapidly and non-invasively a severely abnormal gallbladder, evidence of liver parenchymal inflammation, and biliary duct dilatation.
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Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002758:Cholangiography; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging