Endoscopic Management of Acute Cholecystitis and Cholangitis Caused by Limy Bile.
- Author:
Sang Heon LEE
1
;
Jong Ho MOON
;
Hyun Jong CHOI
;
Hyung Ki KIM
;
Young Deok CHO
;
Moon Sung LEE
;
Chan Sup SHIM
Author Information
1. Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University School of Medicine, Bucheon and Seoul, Korea. jhmoon@schbc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Limy bile;
Cholangitis, Cholecystitis;
Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage
- MeSH:
Bile;
Bile Ducts;
Cholangitis;
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic;
Cholecystitis;
Cholecystitis, Acute;
Gallbladder
- From:Gut and Liver
2009;3(4):349-351
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Limy bile is a relatively rare condition in which a radiopaque material is visible in the gallbladder, extending rarely into the bile duct, on plain radiography. Acute cholangitis or cholecystitis caused by limy bile is a very rare condition. There are no definite treatment guidelines for limy bile, but in most cases with cholangitis or cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been the preferred treatment. We report a case of limy bile with biliary symptoms that was treated only with an endoscopic procedure.
