TY - JOUR
T1 - Recurrent bacterial cholangitis due to a juxtapapillary diverticulum
AU - Van Nieuwkoop, Cornelis
AU - Boere, Ingrid
AU - Rosekrans, Paul A.M.
AU - Bac, Dirk Jan
N1 - © 2002 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
PY - 2002/2
Y1 - 2002/2
N2 - We present a patient with recurrent bacterial cholangitis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography did not show evidence for choledocholithiasis or obstructing abnormalities of the common bile duct. However, a juxtapapillary diverticulum was situated at the edge of the papilla of Vater. We postulate that a juxtapapillary diverticulum can obstruct biliary flow due to its anatomical relation with the papilla, which may predispose to bacterial cholangitis. This might be prevented by sphincterotomy of the papilla.
AB - We present a patient with recurrent bacterial cholangitis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography did not show evidence for choledocholithiasis or obstructing abnormalities of the common bile duct. However, a juxtapapillary diverticulum was situated at the edge of the papilla of Vater. We postulate that a juxtapapillary diverticulum can obstruct biliary flow due to its anatomical relation with the papilla, which may predispose to bacterial cholangitis. This might be prevented by sphincterotomy of the papilla.
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U2 - 10.1097/00042737-200202000-00014
DO - 10.1097/00042737-200202000-00014
M3 - Article
C2 - 11981344
AN - SCOPUS:0036168874
SN - 0954-691X
VL - 14
SP - 189
EP - 190
JO - European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IS - 2
ER -