A Case of Benign Biliary Stricture as a Complication of Photodynamic Therapy for Biliary Papillomatosis.
- Author:
Mun Ki CHOI
1
;
Dong Uk KIM
;
Gwang Ha KIM
;
Geun Am SONG
;
Hyung Seok NAM
;
Yang Seon YI
;
Kang Hee AHN
;
Jung Seop EOM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. amlm3@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Photodynamic therapy;
Biliary papillomatosis;
Benign biliary stricture
- MeSH:
Cholestasis;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Dihematoporphyrin Ether;
Drainage;
Hepatectomy;
Humans;
Liver Transplantation;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Papilloma;
Photochemotherapy;
Rare Diseases;
Recurrence;
Stents
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2011;42(5):327-333
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Biliary papillomatosis is a rare disease with a high risk of recurrence and malignant transformation. Therapeutic options include partial hepatectomy, Whipple's procedure and liver transplantation. If there is no surgical option left due to several reasons, local palliative procedures such as biliary stenting and drainage for the treatment of cholestasis are considered, but tumor growth cannot be influenced. Photodynamic therapy might be a new additional, palliative option for patients with biliary papillomatosis who are not eligible for surgery. Benign biliary stricture is a rare complication of photodynamic therapy. We report here a case of a 63-year-old male who developed benign biliary stricture after photodynamic therapy using the photosensitizer photofrin.
