Endoscopically removed hepatolithiasis associated with cavernous transformation of the portal vein and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1952-1955

  Okudaira, Keisuke ^a   Kawaguchi, Atsushi ^a   Inoue, Takuya ^a   Hashiguchi, Kazutoshi ^a   Tsuzuki, Yoshikazu ^a   Nagao, Shigeaki ^a   Itoh, Kazuro ^a   Miura, Soichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Biliary retention; Cavernous transformation of the portal vein; Hepatolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCT DILATATION; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS TRANSFORMATION OF THE PORTAL VEIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIODRAINAGE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VEIN DISEASE;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL SYSTEM; PORTAL VEIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33751511748     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-9059-z     Document Type: Article

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