A Resected Case of Follicular Cholangitis that was Positive on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography.

A Resected Case of Follicular Cholangitis that was Positive on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography. Intern Med. 2020 May 23;: Authors: Kosone T, Takagi H, Takakusagi S, Hoshino T, Yokoyama Y, Kizawa K, Marubashi K, Watanabe A, Araki K, Harimoto N, Ikota H, Shirabe K, Harada K, Kakizaki S, Uraoka T Abstract We experienced a case of follicular cholangitis that was positive on fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET). A 70-year-old man was admitted for jaundice. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography showed stenosis of the middle to upper choledocus. 18F-FDG-PET depicted a localized hot spot at the stenotic lesion (maximum standardized uptake value = 8.2). Although no malignant findings were found in the cytology or on a bile duct biopsy, malignancy could not be excluded, so surgical treatment was performed. Follicular cholangitis is a new, rare disease that causes severe biliary stricture. Only 11 cases of follicular cholangitis have been reported, including the present case. PMID: 32448841 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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