Malignant masquerade of the biliary confluence
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Tubercular biliary stricture - a malignant masquerade.
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma is the most common cause of a stricture in the hilar region, and hilar stricture in the absence of any previous surgical intervention should be considered to indicate malignant disease until proven otherwise. We present a rare case of isolated hilar tubercular stricture, all the features of which were suggestive of malignancy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.095398