Search results for "Extrahepatic Cholestasis"

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and autoimmune liver diseases

1992

Anti-HCV tests were positive in 18–45% of sera from patients with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis. High gammaglobulin levels may result in false positive results, however, some sera show true positivity. PCR testing of such sera is necessary in order to determine whether HCV is directly involved in specific forms of the disease.

Autoimmune chronic active hepatitisbusiness.industryHepatitis C virusGamma globulinDiseaseExtrahepatic Cholestasismedicine.diseasemedicine.disease_causeVirologyPrimary biliary cirrhosismental disordersImmunologymedicinebusinessAutoimmune liver diseasepsychological phenomena and processes
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A 9-Year Retained T-Tube Fragment Encased within a Stone as a Rare Cause of Jaundice

2008

Biliary diseases such as cholangitis may cause jaundice and liver damage. Here, we report on an unusual cause of jaundice in an 84-year-old man 9 years after cholecystectomy. Ultrasound analysis revealed unclear extrahepatic cholestasis and subsequent ERCP showed a large biliary stone sourrounding a T-tube fragment that had remained in the common bile duct for more than 9 years after surgery. The tip of the drainage and the stone could be successfully removed using Dormia baskets. This case suggests that plastic material accidentally left in the common bile duct favours the development of large biliary casts when present over long periods of time.

Malemedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatmentBile Duct DiseasesExtrahepatic CholestasisGastroenterologyInternal medicinemedicineHumansCholecystectomyLiver damageAged 80 and overCommon bile ductbusiness.industryForeign-Body ReactionGastroenterologyJaundiceSurgeryJaundice ObstructiveTreatment OutcomeBiliary stonemedicine.anatomical_structureStentsCholecystectomymedicine.symptombusinessZeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
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