A Case of Intrahepatic Choledochal Web That Was Diagnosed by Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy and It Was Treated with Balloon Dilatation: Review of the Korean Cases.
- Author:
Hyeong Il KIM
1
;
Seung Ok LEE
;
Young Wook JEONG
;
Seong Hun KIM
;
In Hee KIM
;
Sang Wook KIM
;
Dae Ghon KIM
;
Soo Teik LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. solee@chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Choledochal web;
PTCS;
Balloon dilatation
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Bile Ducts;
Cholangiography;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde;
Cholangitis;
Dilatation;
Early Diagnosis;
Incidence;
Korea;
Rare Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2009;39(5):319-323
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Choledochal web is an extremely rare disease and it is frequently associated with bile duct stone that causes biliary obstruction and cholangitis. Most cases of choledochal web have been found incidentally during a surgical procedure or on autopsy because of its rare incidence and the absence of specific clinical manifestations. Yet making an early diagnosis has become feasible with the development of radiologic studies. All twelve cases of choledochal web, reported in Korea, were located in the extrahepatic duct, and were diagnosed with an operation, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography. We report here on a case of intrahepatic choledochal web that was well visualized by percutaneous transhepatic choledochoscopy and it was treated with balloon dilatation.
