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Caroli's Syndrome in a Post Renal Transplant Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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| Authors: | Muhammad Z. Bawany Osama Alaradi Ali Nawras |
| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center Toledo, Ohio, USA;1Division Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA;2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Toledo Medical Center Toledo Ohio, USA |
| Abstract: | Caroli''s syndrome is characterized by bile duct ectasia in association with hepatic fibrosis. It is usually transmitted in an autosomal recessive fashion and has been well documented to be associated with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease and occasionally with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. However, there has been only few case reports published with Caroli''s syndrome diagnosed postrenal transplantation. |
| Keywords: | Bile duct ectasia Caroli''s syndrome liver transplant |