Two Cases of Percutaneous Transhepatic Choledochoscopy Treatment of Intrahepatic Duct Stones that Occurred after Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
- Author:
Byung Jun LEE
1
;
Jong Yun WON
;
Nu Ri CHON
;
Se Joon LEE
;
Dong Ki LEE
Author Information
1. Departments of Internal Medicine and *Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dklee@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT);
Intrahepatic duct stone;
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS)
- MeSH:
Bile Ducts;
Factor IX;
Humans;
Liver;
Liver Transplantation;
Living Donors
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;36(5):318-323
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS) is the primary treatment option for general cases of intrahepatic duct stones. However, there are no reports on the use of PTCS for intrahepatic duct stones in patients who had undergone living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We experienced two cases of successful intrahepatic stone removal by the use of PTCS in LDLT patients. With these cases, we have confirmed that PTCS management can be safely performed not only for a general bile duct stone, but also for a bile duct stone that develops in a patient that had previously undergone liver transplantation.
