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Concomitant sclerosing mesenteritis and bile duct fibrosis simulating klatskin’s tumor

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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Sclerosing mesenteritis is an uncommon benign condition that should be included in the differential diagnosis of abdominal masses. We present the first reported case of this condition in association with idiopathic bile duct fibrosis simulating Klatskin’s tumor. A review of the literature regarding both clinical entities is presented.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.

    Heriberto Medina-Franco M.D. & Martin J. Heslin M.D.

  2. Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.

    Catherine Listinsky M.D.

  3. Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.

    C. Mel Wilcox M.D.

  4. Department of Radiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.

    Desiree Morgan M.D.

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Medina-Franco, H., Listinsky, C., Wilcox, C.M. et al. Concomitant sclerosing mesenteritis and bile duct fibrosis simulating klatskin’s tumor. J Gastrointest Surg 5, 658–660 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1091-255X(01)80109-8

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