Portal biliopathy treated with endoscopic biliary stenting
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
; : 172-176, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Portal biliopathy is defined as abnormalities in the extra- and intrahepatic ducts and gallbladder of patients with portal hypertension. This condition is associated with extrahepatic venous obstruction and dilatation of the venous plexus of the common bile duct, resulting in mural irregularities and compression of the biliary tree. Most patients with portal biliopathy remain asymptomatic, but approximately 10% of them advance to symptomatic abdominal pain, jaundice, and fever. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography are currently used as diagnostic tools because they are noninvasive and can be used to assess the regularity, length, and degree of bile duct narrowing. Management of portal biliopathy is aimed at biliary decompression and reducing the portal pressure. Portal biliopathy has rarely been reported in Korea. We present a symptomatic case of portal biliopathy that was complicated by cholangitis and successfully treated with biliary endoscopic procedures.
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Main subject:
Portal Vein
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Stents
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Cholestasis
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Abdomen
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Hypertension, Portal
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
Year:
2016
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Article