[A case of liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis].
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.
Kim
Gi Deog
GD
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
Kim
Myung Hwan
MH
Hyung
Chul Ho
CH
Song
Jin Woo
JW
Choi
Jung Jun
JJ
Kim
Jung Kwon
JK
Lee
Tae Hoon
TH
Kim
Won Jang
WJ
Koh
Su Jin
SJ
Lee
Sang Su
SS
Lee
Sung Koo
SK
Seo
Dong Wan
DW
Min
Young Il
YI
Jun
Sun-Young
SY
Yu
Eun Sil
ES
D000328:Adult; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male