Cholangioscopic view of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis

Ichiro Yasuda; Masanori Nakashima; Hisataka Moriwaki

doi:10.1007/s00534-010-0324-y

Cholangioscopic view of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2011 Jan;18(1):122-4. doi: 10.1007/s00534-010-0324-y.

Authors

Ichiro Yasuda¹, Masanori Nakashima, Hisataka Moriwaki

Affiliation

¹ First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University Hospital, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 20734089
DOI: 10.1007/s00534-010-0324-y

Abstract

We present here possible characteristic POCS findings of IgG4-SC, which include proliferation of dilated and tortuous vessels, and relatively smooth and somewhat edematous mucosa without easy oozing.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Biopsy
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Cholangitis, Sclerosing / diagnosis*
Cholangitis, Sclerosing / immunology*
Contrast Media
Endoscopy, Digestive System / methods*
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / immunology*
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Contrast Media
Immunoglobulin G