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Unusual Segmental Stricture of the Lower Common Bile Duct Mimicking Bile Duct Cancer

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In some cases of bile duct stricture, malignancy cannot be diagnosed preoperatively even with the use of various diagnostic imaging modalities and histologic examination. As long as malignancy cannot be ruled out completely, surgery can be undertaken for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of unusual segmental stricture of the lower common bile duct mimicking bile duct cancer and discuss the differential diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology and Regulation of Organ Function, Miyazaki University, School of Medicine, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan

    Shuichiro Uchiyama, Kazuo Chijiiwa, Masahide Hiyoshi, Jiro Ohuchida, Masahiro Kai, Motoaki Nagano, Koki Nagaike & Kazuhiro Kondo

  2. Department of Pathology, Section of Oncopathology and Regenerative Biology, Miyazaki University, School of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan

    Yutaka Akiyama & Hiroaki Kataoka

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Uchiyama, S., Chijiiwa, K., Hiyoshi, M. et al. Unusual Segmental Stricture of the Lower Common Bile Duct Mimicking Bile Duct Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg 12, 199–201 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0220-1

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