title: Unusual segmental stricture of the lower common bile duct mimicking bile duct cancer.
abstract: In some cases of bile duct stricture, malignancy cannot be diagnosed preoperatively even with the use of various diagnostic imaging modalities and histologic examination. As long as malignancy cannot be ruled out completely, surgery can be undertaken for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of unusual segmental stricture of the lower common bile duct mimicking bile duct cancer and discuss the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology and Regulation of Organ Function, Miyazaki University, School of Medicine, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chijiiwa
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiyoshi
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohuchida
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: Motoaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Koki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagaike
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kataoka
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000379:methods