IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis, a mimicker of the cholangiocarcinoma: A case report
Abstract An 83‐year‐old‐male patient presented with obstructive jaundice, whose imagings were consistent with the cholangiocarcinoma of the distal common bile duct. The tumor markers were within normal limits. IgG4 level was raised; therefore, IgG4‐sclerosing cholangitis was made as the provisional...
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| author | Siddinath Gyawali Biraj Pokhrel Pratik Uprety Arun Gnawali |
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| description | Abstract An 83‐year‐old‐male patient presented with obstructive jaundice, whose imagings were consistent with the cholangiocarcinoma of the distal common bile duct. The tumor markers were within normal limits. IgG4 level was raised; therefore, IgG4‐sclerosing cholangitis was made as the provisional diagnosis. Steroid therapy was started to which he responded well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af4aed7a18a1473ba022871a7c86797a2023-03-27T08:31:44ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-02-01112n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6935IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis, a mimicker of the cholangiocarcinoma: A case reportSiddinath Gyawali0Biraj Pokhrel1Pratik Uprety2Arun Gnawali3Department of Gastroenterology Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Gastroenterology Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Internal Medicine B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Science Dharan NepalDepartment of Gastroenterology Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalAbstract An 83‐year‐old‐male patient presented with obstructive jaundice, whose imagings were consistent with the cholangiocarcinoma of the distal common bile duct. The tumor markers were within normal limits. IgG4 level was raised; therefore, IgG4‐sclerosing cholangitis was made as the provisional diagnosis. Steroid therapy was started to which he responded well.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6935cholangiocarcinomaimmunoglobulin G4‐related diseasesclerosing cholangitis |
| spellingShingle | Siddinath Gyawali Biraj Pokhrel Pratik Uprety Arun Gnawali IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis, a mimicker of the cholangiocarcinoma: A case report Clinical Case Reports cholangiocarcinoma immunoglobulin G4‐related disease sclerosing cholangitis |
| title | IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis, a mimicker of the cholangiocarcinoma: A case report |
| title_full | IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis, a mimicker of the cholangiocarcinoma: A case report |
| title_fullStr | IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis, a mimicker of the cholangiocarcinoma: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis, a mimicker of the cholangiocarcinoma: A case report |
| title_short | IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis, a mimicker of the cholangiocarcinoma: A case report |
| title_sort | igg4 related sclerosing cholangitis a mimicker of the cholangiocarcinoma a case report |
| topic | cholangiocarcinoma immunoglobulin G4‐related disease sclerosing cholangitis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6935 |
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