title: [A case of liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis].
abstract: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare disease entity. The medical therapy for PSC has not been reasonably beneficial. Thus liver transplantation is known to be the ultimate therapy. Because liver transplantation for PSC has been performed rarely in Korea, we report a case of liver transplantation for PSC with a review of the literature. A 35-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with recurrent jaundice for seven years. ERCP showed multiple strictures of intrahepatic duct and an irregularity of the extrahepatic duct wall. Despite medication and endoscopic treatment, liver functions did not improve and clinical status got worsened. Thus liver transplantation was performed for the correction of hepatic failure. Two months after transplantation, liver functions and general weakness gradually improved and now, one year after liver transplantation, the patient is in normal life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
authors.forename: Gi Deog
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myung Hwan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chul Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hyung
authors.forename: Jin Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jung Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jung Kwon
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae Hoon
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Won Jang
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Su Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Sang Su
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Koo
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong Wan
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Young Il
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Sun-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Eun Sil
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male