[A case of biliary cast syndrome after cadaveric liver transplantation]. 2007

Chang Jin Seo, and Jin Tae Jung, and Jimin Han, and Ho Gak Kim, and Joo Hyoung Lee, and Sang Hun Sung, and Woo Young Choi, and Dong Lark Choi
Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Nam-Gu, Daegu, Korea.

We experienced one fatal case of biliary cast syndrome after cadaveric liver transplantation involving both intrahepatic ducts. A 58-year-old man underwent cadaveric liver transplantation because of hepatitis B virus related liver cirrhosis and concomitant hepatocellular carcinoma. Five weeks after the liver transplantation, postoperative course was complicated by development of acute cholangitis. Subsequent endoscopic retrograde cholangiography revealed diffuse intrahepatic bile duct strictures without filling defects. Percutaneous liver biopsy, which was done to exclude rejection, revealed biliary cast. Successful endoscopic removal was precluded due to its diffuse involvement. Because of the deterioration of patient's condition by refractory biliary obstruction and cholangitis, retransplantation from cadaveric donor was performed. Debridement of the biliary tree after graft removal yielded a near-complete cast of the intrahepatic ductal system. Biliary cast syndrome should be suspected when jaundice or cholangitis is associated with dilated ducts on abdominal imaging studies in cadaveric liver transplantation recipients. Initial therapeutic options include removal of biliary cast after endoscopic or percutaneous cholangiography. Although endoscopic retrieval of biliary cast by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography could be employed as a first-line management, other modalities such as endoscopic nasobiliary drainage, percutaneous transhepatic drainage, or retransplantation should be considered when complete removal is not feasible and the condition of the recipient deteriorates.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D002760 Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde Fiberoptic endoscopy designed for duodenal observation and cannulation of VATER'S AMPULLA, in order to visualize the pancreatic and biliary duct system by retrograde injection of contrast media. Endoscopic (Vater) papillotomy (SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC) may be performed during this procedure. ERCP,Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography,Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic,Cholangiopancreatographies, Endoscopic Retrograde,Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatographies,Retrograde Cholangiopancreatographies, Endoscopic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001649 Bile Duct Diseases Diseases in any part of the ductal system of the BILIARY TRACT from the smallest BILE CANALICULI to the largest COMMON BILE DUCT. Bile Duct Disease,Disease, Bile Duct,Diseases, Bile Duct,Duct Disease, Bile,Duct Diseases, Bile
D001653 Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic Passages within the liver for the conveyance of bile. Includes right and left hepatic ducts even though these may join outside the liver to form the common hepatic duct. Bile Duct, Intrahepatic,Duct, Intrahepatic Bile,Ducts, Intrahepatic Bile,Intrahepatic Bile Duct,Intrahepatic Bile Ducts
D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography
D016031 Liver Transplantation The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another. Grafting, Liver,Hepatic Transplantation,Liver Transplant,Transplantation, Hepatic,Transplantation, Liver,Hepatic Transplantations,Liver Grafting,Liver Transplantations,Liver Transplants,Transplant, Liver
D017734 Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic Passages external to the liver for the conveyance of bile. These include the COMMON BILE DUCT and the common hepatic duct (HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON). Extrahepatic Biliary System,Bile Duct, Extrahepatic,Biliary System, Extrahepatic,Biliary Systems, Extrahepatic,Duct, Extrahepatic Bile,Ducts, Extrahepatic Bile,Extrahepatic Bile Duct,Extrahepatic Bile Ducts,Extrahepatic Biliary Systems,System, Extrahepatic Biliary,Systems, Extrahepatic Biliary

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