title: Portal biliopathy--a lesser known complication of portal hypertension. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Portal biliopathy is a newly introduced term, describing the changes observed in the biliary ducts of portal hypertension patients. We present here the case of a patient diagnosed with portal vein thrombosis secondary to a chronic pancreatitis; the abnormalities in the bile ducts were observed during the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. We also review the existing information on this subject in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. horiastu@xnet.ro
authors.forename: Horia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stefănescu
authors.forename: Mircea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grigorescu
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanţău
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badea
authors.forename: Rodica
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cormoş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D011169:Portal Vein; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications