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  • Title: Difficulty in diagnosing complications of Caroli's disease.
    Author: Rogstad K, Freeman J, Moorghen M, Record CO.
    Journal: J Clin Gastroenterol; 1986 Oct; 8(5):582-5. PubMed ID: 3023475.
    Abstract:
    Congenital cystic dilatation of the biliary tree (Caroli's disease) is a rare condition that usually presents with ascending cholangitis. This report demonstrates the difficulty of recognizing other complications of Caroli's disease antemortem. A 35-year-old man developed a subphrenic abscess and malignant transformation of the biliary tree; both were clinically undetected. Episodes of pain, pyrexia, or weight loss should be assessed carefully and the complications of Caroli's disease considered before attributing such symptoms to recurrent cholangitis.
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