ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF A CASE OF OBSTRUCTIVE-JAUNDICE SECONDARY TO PORTAL CAVERNOMA

Authors
SOLMI L ROSSI A CONIGLIARO R SASSATELLI R GANDOLFI L
Citation
L. Solmi et al., ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF A CASE OF OBSTRUCTIVE-JAUNDICE SECONDARY TO PORTAL CAVERNOMA, The Italian Journal of Gastroenterology, 30(2), 1998, pp. 202-204
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The Italian Journal of Gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03920623
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
202 - 204
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-0623(1998)30:2<202:ETOACO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Biliary changes secondary to portal hypertension are uncommon. These p atients do not usually present clinical or biochemical evidence of cho lestasis. This report describes one case of obstructive jaundice due t o portal cavernoma. The obstructive jaundice appeared in adulthood in a patient who had developed the portal cavernoma during childhood. End oscopic retrograde cholangiography allowed both the diagnosis and the palliative treatment of the stenosis of the common bile duct, avoiding risky surgical treatment.