title: Concomitant sclerosing mesenteritis and bile duct fibrosis simulating Klatskin's tumor.
abstract: Sclerosing mesenteritis is an uncommon benign condition that should be included in the differential diagnosis of abdominal masses. We present the first reported case of this condition in association with idiopathic bile duct fibrosis simulating Klatskin's tumor. A review of the literature regarding both clinical entities is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. herimd@hotmail.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Medina-Franco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Listinsky
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mel Wilcox
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Heslin
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017734:Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005355:Fibrosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012598:Sclerosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed