chemotherapy induced cholangitis

Chemotherapy induced cholangitis is caused when intra-arterial chemotherapy is introduced to treat liver metastases. This causes strictures of the common hepatic duct and main ducts, but spares distal and proximal (i.e. common bile duct and intrahepatic ducts).

Radiographic features

• similar to primary sclerosing cholangitis but with a different distribution as outlined above

Siehe auch:

• Cholangitis
• akute Cholangitis

und weiter:

• AIDS cholangiopathy