title: [Biliary cast syndrome in non-liver surgery patients].
abstract: Biliary cast describes the presence of casts within the biliary tree. It is resultant sequel of cholangitis and hepatocyte damage secondary to bile stasis and bile duct injury. Biliary cast syndrome was first reported in patient undergone liver transplantation. The pathogenesis of biliary cast is not clearly identified, but proposed etiologic factors include post-transplant bile duct damage, ischemia, biliary infection, or post-operative biliary drainage tube. Although biliary casts are uncommon, most of biliary cast syndrome are reported in the liver transplant or hepatic surgery patients. A few reports have been published about non-transplant or non-liver surgery biliary cast. We report two cases of biliary cast syndrome in non-liver surgery patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Jung Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Yong Gun
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: Won Hyun
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong Gill
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sang Heon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002756:Cholagogues and Choleretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002756:Cholagogues and Choleretics; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid