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17198074

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-1
pubmed:abstractText
We report on the case of a 55-year-old man with long-standing ulcerative colitis who developed jaundice. This led to a diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis being made, with a dominant stricture in the common bile duct. Serum CA 19-9 was initially markedly raised at 26,321 U/mL but fell promptly into the normal range after stenting of the stricture. Long-term follow up of this patient has failed to show evidence of cholangiocarcinoma. We conclude that serum CA 19-9 levels need to be assessed in the clinical context of biliary obstruction and should ideally be measured after relief of that obstruction, as it may be falsely elevated due to benign biliary strictures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0192-0790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
115-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Markedly elevated serum CA 19-9 levels in association with a benign biliary stricture due to primary sclerosing cholangitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Louis University Liver Center, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports