A Case of Early Bile Duct Carcinoma in Which Cholangioscopy and MR Cholangiography Were Useful in the Diagnosis.
- Author:
I Nae PARK
;
Sang Hyun PARK
;
Moon Hee SONG
;
Jin Won CHUNG
;
Myung Hwan KIM
;
Sang Soo LEE
;
Joo Sang PARK
;
Ki Rhack KIM
;
Dong Wan SEO
;
Sung Koo LEE
;
Young Il MIN
;
Eun Sil YOO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Bile Ducts*;
Bile*;
Biliary Tract;
Cholangiocarcinoma;
Cholangiography*;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde;
Diagnosis*;
Early Diagnosis;
Humans;
Jaundice;
Middle Aged;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2002;24(2):117-121
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Most patients with bile duct carcinoma are diagnosed at an advanced stage, commonly after the appearance of jaundice. The prognosis is generally poor when the diagnosis is made at this stage. Early diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma at a nonicteric stage may more likely allow curative resection. Initial workup of suspected biliary tract obstruction begins with noninvasive radiologic examinations including US and CT, but these and with even ERCP have a limitation in the diagnosis of early bile duct carcinoma. A case of intrahepatic early bile duct carcinoma without jaundice in a 53-year-old man, is herein reported. The lesion could be early diagnosed, especially with the use of MR cholagiography and percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic examination, and eventually could be completely resected.
