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Intraductal sonography of biliary varices associated with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction
Author(s) -
Rai Tsuyoshi,
Irisawa Atsushi,
Takagi Tadayuki,
Shibukawa Goro,
Wakatsuki Takeru,
Imamura Hidemichi,
Takahashi Yuta,
Sato Ai,
Sato Masaki,
Hikichi Takuto,
Obara Katsutoshi,
Ohira Hiromasa
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20338
Subject(s) - medicine , varices , radiology , cholangiography , stenosis , bile duct , jaundice , common bile duct , biliary tract , cirrhosis
We report a case of biliary varices associated with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) that were identified via intraductal sonography during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography. A 35‐year‐old man was admitted to our hospital because of jaundice that had developed during an episode of EHPVO. Laboratory data showed obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography showed some bile duct stenosis with smooth stricture along the extrahepatic biliary duct. Intraductal sonographic examination revealed numerous vessels around the lower and upper parts of the bile duct. Compression by these vessels was susprcted as the cause of the biliary stricture. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2007