Incidental Cyst in an Explanted Liver
A 26-year-old young man underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). He was a known case of PSC since one year before. Dur¬ing this period, he developed jaundice and pruritus and also bloody diarrhea. Colon biopsy was in favor of ulcerative colitis. His...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2011-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://home.sums.ac.ir/~habibzaf/ojs/index.php/IJOTM/article/view/79/143 |
| Summary: | A 26-year-old young man underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). He was a known case of PSC since one year before. Dur¬ing this period, he developed jaundice and pruritus and also bloody diarrhea. Colon biopsy was in favor of ulcerative colitis. His laboratory tests showed high serum ALT and AST activities and very high level alkaline phosphatase and GGT. CT of the liver depicted a hypo-attenuated cyst in the right anterosuperior part of the liver, with the possibility of infection or abscess formation. The explanted liver was large and green. Serial cut sections of the liver showed dilated biliary ducts, some of which contained bile sludge. One of the slices revealed a cystic structure with thin membrane |
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| ISSN: | 2008-6490 2008-6482 |