Portal cholangiopathy: case report.

Authors :: Almeida Maia, Maria Cecilia
Pimentel Amaro, Aline
Clarindo Oliveira, Edmundo
da Cunha Melo, José Renan
Dias Sanches, Marcelo
Pinto da Silva, Rogerio Augusto
Source :: Radiologia Brasileira. Jan/Feb2014, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p51-53. 3p.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: The present report describes the case of a child that after blunt abdominal trauma presented with portal thrombosis followed by progressive splenomegaly and jaundice. Ultrasonography and percutaneous cholangiography revealed biliary dilatation secondary to choledochal stenosis caused by dilated peribiliary veins, characterizing a case of portal biliopathy. The present case report is aimed at presenting an uncommon cause of this condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]