Polyarteritis nodosa presented as a dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct

Ann Surg Treat Res. 2014 Nov;87(5):273-5. doi: 10.4174/astr.2014.87.5.273. Epub 2014 Oct 24.

Abstract

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis of small- and medium-sized arteries in multiorgan systems. PAN may affect the gastrointestinal tract in 14%-65% of patients, but rarely involves the biliary tract and liver. We describe a patient without underlying disease who was diagnosed with PAN during resection of the gallbladder and liver.

Keywords: Biliary stone; Gallbladder; Intrahepatic bile duct; Liver; Polyarteritis nodosa.

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