Portal biliopathy--a lesser known complication of portal hypertension. Case report and review of the literature.
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.
Stefănescu
Horia
H
Internal Medicine Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. horiastu@xnet.ro
Grigorescu
Mircea
M
Tanţău
Marcel
M
Badea
Radu
R
Cormoş
Rodica
R
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