title: Tubercular biliary stricture - a malignant masquerade.
abstract: Hilar cholangiocarcinoma is the most common cause of a stricture in the hilar region, and hilar stricture in the absence of any previous surgical intervention should be considered to indicate malignant disease until proven otherwise. We present a rare case of isolated hilar tubercular stricture, all the features of which were suggestive of malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Army Hospital R&R, New Delhi, India. drkapileshwer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kapileshwer
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijay
authors.forename: Sudeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naidu
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Godara
authors.forename: Varunika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vijayvergia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents