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Endoscopy 1993; 25(6): 423-425
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1009120
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Endoscopic Management of Obstructive Jaundice due to Portal Cavernoma

L. Thervet1 , B. Faulques1 , A. Pissas2 , A. Bremondy1 , B. Monges1 , J. Salducci1 , J. C. Grimaud1
  • 1Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Nord, Chemin des Bourrelly, Marseille
  • 2Service de Chirurgie viscérale, centre Hospitalier Régional, Bagnols sur Céze, France
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Endoscopic Management of Obstructive Jaundice due to Portal CavernomaEndoscopy 1995; 27(06): 462-463
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1005745

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Endoscopic Managment of Obstructive Jaundice due to Portal CavernomaEndoscopy 1996; 28(06): 521-521
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1005535

Abstract

This report describes 2 cases of calcified cavernous transformation of portal vein of unknown etiology. In both cases the revealing symptom was jaundice due to extrinsic compression of the common bile duct by the cavernoma. Only 4 other cases have been previously described in the literature. The cause of the jaundice was discovered only during surgery and confirmed by arteriography. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography allowed both the diagnosis and the palliative treatment of the stricture of the distal common bile duct. Surgical treatment could not be performed.

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