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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 15, 2004; 10(14): 2153-2155
Published online Jul 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i14.2153
Published online Jul 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i14.2153
Benign nontraumatic inflammatory stricture of mid portion of common bile duct mimicking malignant tumor: Report of two cases
Chiu-Yung Ho, Tseng-Shing Chen, Full-Young Chang, Shou-Dong Lee, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Chiu-Yung Ho, Tao Yuang Veterans Hospital, Tao-Yuang, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Tseng-Shing Chen, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, China. tschen@vghtpe.gov.tw
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Received: March 6, 2004
Revised: March 12, 2004
Accepted: April 9, 2004
Published online: July 15, 2004
Revised: March 12, 2004
Accepted: April 9, 2004
Published online: July 15, 2004
Abstract
Benign nontraumatic inflammatory stricture of the common bile duct (CBD) may result in obstructive jaundice, which can be misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor of the CBD preoperatively. Two cases with strictures of the mid portion of the common bile duct presenting with obstructive jaundice are reported herein. Preoperative radiological studies prompted us to confidently make the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma. However, the postoperative diagnosis on histological examination of the resected lesions was chronic inflammation and fibrosis. The complications of chronic duodenal ulcer are considered as the etiology of these two disorders.
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