Recurrent Cholangitis in a Patient with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) and Caroli's Disease

Intern Med. 2016;55(20):3009-3012. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6818. Epub 2016 Oct 15.

Abstract

We herein present a rare case of an autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patient with Caroli's disease, a congenital embryonic biliary tree ductal plate abnormality often associated with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. A 76-year-old woman with ADPKD on hemodialysis was admitted to our hospital with recurrent cholangitis and hepatobiliary stones. Caroli's disease was diagnosed according to typical imaging findings of cystic intrahepatic bile duct dilatation and the central dot sign. Hepatobiliary system abnormalities such as Caroli's disease should be considered in febrile ADPKD patients, even in the absence of typical clinical signs or symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Caroli Disease / complications*
  • Caroli Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Caroli Disease / therapy
  • Cholangitis / diagnosis
  • Cholangitis / etiology*
  • Cholangitis / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / complications*
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / diagnosis
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / therapy
  • Recurrence
  • Renal Dialysis