title: [Biliary abnormalities associated to portal Cavernoma. About 17 cases].
abstract: Portal biliopathy is a newly introduced term, describing the changes observed in the biliary ducts secondary to extrinsic compression by the portal cavernoma. It's a rare condition that is usually not diagnosed.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore the principles of diagnosis and treatment of portal biliopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  seventeen patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction were reviewed prospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  symptomatic biliary obstruction was found in 82%. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography revealed abnormality of the bile duct wall in all cases, with stricture in 11 patients. Endoscopic treatment was necessary in 10 patients, whether portosystemic shunting was done only in 2 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Portal biliopathy is frequent and must be diagnosed early.
authors.affiliation: Service de gastro-entérologie de l'hôpital Habib Thameur.
authors.forename: Najet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Belhadjbrik
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kchaou-Ouakaa
authors.forename: Jamel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kharrat
authors.forename: Hela
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elloumi
authors.forename: Dalila
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gargouri
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kochlef
authors.forename: Abdeljabbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghorbel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*