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Rev Esp Enferm Dig
January 2025
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, España.
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare genetic disease characterised by mucocutaneous telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations that can affect multiple organs. Although rare, ischaemic cholangiopathy can occur, a serious complication that can even lead to death. We present the case of a patient with HHT disease with previous mucocutaneous and gastrointestinal manifestations in whom 8 weeks after cholecystectomy a saccular dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct was observed.
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August 2024
Department of Medical Imaging, Shangluo Central Hospital, Shangluo, China.
Interv Radiol (Higashimatsuyama)
July 2024
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
An 87-year-old woman was hospitalized for liver abscesses and cholangitis due to common bile duct stones. She developed worsening anemia and abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed an intrahepatic pseudoaneurysm and an arteriovenous fistula between the hepatic arteries and inferior vena cava.
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September 2024
Digestive Disease Research Laboratory, Medical School, Mohammed First University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Oujda, Morocco.
Osler-Weber-Rendu disease (OWRD), also known as hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterised by arteriovenous malformations in several organs. Ischemic cholangitis is a rare life-threatening complication of OWRD, with only a few documented cases in the literature. A liver transplant is the main curative treatment.
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September 2024
Department of Abdominal Ultrasound, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China. Electronic address:
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