A Rare Finding at the Hepaticojejunostomy in a Postliver Transplant Patient
A 30-year-old man with a history of liver transplantation (LT) for primary sclerosing cholangitis presented with a clinical picture compatible with ascending cholangitis. The patient was started on antibiotic therapy, and a magnetic resonance imaging with cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) revealed biliary dilation. The patient then underwent double-balloon endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (DBE-ERCP). Endoscopic findings revealed an ulcerated mass obstructing the hepatico-jejunostomy (HJ), and biopsies were taken. Pathology was compatible with nondestructive post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, and the patient received treatment with rituximab. Eight weeks after treatment, repeat DBE-ERCP showed resolution of the mass and a patent HJ. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a diagnosis of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder at the HJ after LT identified with DBE-ERCP.
Authors
- John P. Soleas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6400-759X)
- Aducio Thiesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6836-8619)
- Sergio Zepeda-Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5342-016X)
- Brendan P. Halloran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0467-1840)
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACG Case Reports Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001992
- Primary Topic
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00