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9163868

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
Caroli's disease is an uncommon congenital disorder of the intrahepatic biliary tree. It is characterized by multiple and segmental dilatations of the bile ducts. The clinical course of Caroli's disease is often complicated by recurrent episodes of bacterial cholangitis that seriously impair the patient's quality of life. Despite wide spectrum antimicrobial agents, medical treatment of cholangitis is frequently unsuccessful in patients with Caroli's disease due to the persistence of bacteria in dilatated bile ducts. Other therapies, including internal or external biliary drainages and various surgical or endoscopic procedures, have been used in the treatment of Caroli's disease, with poor results. There are no previous reports in the literature of liver transplantation for recurrent cholangitis in patients with Caroli's disease. We present two such cases, in which cholangitis is resolved.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0934-0874
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Liver transplantation in patients with Caroli's disease and recurrent cholangitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic i Provincial, University of Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports