title: Biliary and portal vein strictures following treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: Treatment of abdominal lymphoma can be associated with bowel stricture or perforation. Rarely, the common bile duct or portal vein can be involved. This is the first case of stricture formation of both the portal vein and common bile duct in a patient following successful treatment  of lymphoma. The development of extensive hilar varices rendered surgical management high risk. A staged approach to treatment was used. First, a percutaneous portal vein stent was placed, resulting in resolution of the hilar varices. This was followed by a surgical hepaticojejunostomy, performed  without complication. Gastrointestinal complications are rare following treatment of lymphoma but may affect a variety of sites. The safe and effective treatment of this case highlights the benefit of a multidisciplinary approach to complex medical and surgical problems.
authors.affiliation: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. j.k.roberts@bham.ac.uk
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Toogood
mesh_terms: D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*