Bile duct stricture due to caused by portal biliopathy: Treatment with one-stage portal-systemic shunt and biliary bypass

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2009 Jan-Feb;28(1):35-7. doi: 10.1007/s12664-009-0010-7. Epub 2009 Jun 6.

Abstract

Portal biliopathy is a rare complication of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Jaundice occurs in symptomatic patients with fibrotic strictures. Short-term improvement in such patients can be achieved with endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography with balloon dilatation and stent placement. Surgery in these patients is traditionally two staged. We report the results of a one-stage procedure combining non-selective portal-systemic shunt surgery with biliary bypass, performed successfully on a 24-year-old man with a tight biliary stricture resulting from portal biliopathy. At 18-month follow up, the patient shows he is doing well, with normal liver function tests.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bile Ducts / pathology
  • Bile Ducts / surgery*
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Cholestasis / etiology
  • Cholestasis / surgery*
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Portal Vein
  • Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult